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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a flock of obstreperous reporters at the press conference
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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Boaters flock to Nancy’s Bakery, located at the Lund marina, known up and down the coast for its blackberry cinnamon buns.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Touted at the adults-only hotel in Jackson, Wyoming (where millionaires and billionaires are flocking, thanks to a lack of state income tax), the resort opened its doors in August of this year to welcome guests to its luxe locale.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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Some even recreate iconic Milwaukee-area moments, like a pink flamingo flock's appearance last fall on a Port Washington beach.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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Where to Eat and Drink in the Area
Boaters flock to Nancy’s Bakery, located at the Lund marina, known up and down the coast for its blackberry cinnamon buns.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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While others may flock to beach resorts, Capricorns want culture, intellect, and a bit of luxury.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Touted at the adults-only hotel in Jackson, Wyoming (where millionaires and billionaires are flocking, thanks to a lack of state income tax), the resort opened its doors in August of this year to welcome guests to its luxe locale.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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The events, put on by the City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs, drew throngs to the Circle of Palms.Maxwell Alexander, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
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The estate, built during the first Gilded Age, regularly draws throngs of visitors.Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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On the corner of North Broad and York streets, the heart of North Philadelphia, a swarm of volunteers, organizers and passersby bopped to the sounds of hip-hop blaring from a DJ’s speakers.Trymaine Lee, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Incoming solar storm to unleash auroras Video shows nearly 100 raccoons swarm woman's yard, prompting 911 call in Washington Tesla unveils Cybercab driverless model in 'We, Robot' event Winter in October?Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
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Hundreds of thousands of people have crowded into squalid tent camps, and aid groups say hunger is rampant. Bentov, Goldenberg, Magdy and Krauss write for the Associated Press.Ami Bentov, Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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Here's what gate lice are and how American Airlines is trying to solve the problem of crowding at the gate.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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However, the new report suggests that guideline isn’t perfect, for the recommendation might be overlooking the hordes of younger women among whom the incidence of breast cancer is on the rise.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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This new medical paradigm impacted not only how external threats were imagined—the hordes of viruses, spores and prions who now appeared to be always threatening to break through our defences—but also how the internal world of the body was envisioned.Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Driving the news: The pig infection marked a disturbing turn in an outbreak that began earlier this year in dairy cows and has spread to dairy herds in at least 14 states and infected 39 people.Tina Reed, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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The estate now extends over 50,000 acres, has 150 buildings and is used for several working purposes, including forestry, farmland and for keeping herds of deer, Highland cattle and ponies.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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At their best, the Hammer period horrors approached a serious-minded costume drama as invaded by a variety of murderous predators.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Somewhere out in the deluge was a family who had scrambled up to their roof when the water invaded their home.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Over the last month, Po put up around 50 paper signs around West Village advertising the contest—and now more than 100 faux Chalamets and their entourages are mobbing Washington Square Park.Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024
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And after being mobbed by his teammates and serenaded by more than 50,000 fans, Freeman immediately went to find his dad in the crowd.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flock. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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