hordes
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That night, a million hushed “sorry!’s” could be heard throughout the auditorium as hordes of alternatively inclined women — because there were mostly women — flattened themselves to move through their row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Well-heeled travelers are splurging to avoid hordes and hassles inside the airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In the family zone, an area accessible to all and where Joshua got lost in Lego, there is a sensory room designed to offer some refuge from the hordes.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Whether or not hordes of international fans will take over I-95 on foot to get to the stadium is another question entirely.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
There seemed to be a couple of dozen people in each house, men drinking beers from paper bags, young mothers nursing babies, old ladies sunning themselves on the sagging, weathered porches, and hordes of kids.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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