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as in swarm
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a host of people assembled along the parade route to see the new president
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as in announcer
a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity
our favorite morning TV show has a new host
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According to the caption, the former talk show host was outside of the Sisa Sara’s Shonuff Oysters restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Over in England, Paul McCartney brings his Get Back tour to Manchester while in the Big Apple, Chris Rock hosts Saturday Night Live.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
In the somewhat more intriguing game, the Minnesota Vikings host the NFC North rival Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium (8 p.m. ET on ABC).
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
This past summer, she was named the new Love Island USA host and will continue to do so in the upcoming season.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Over in England, Paul McCartney brings his Get Back tour to Manchester while in the Big Apple, Chris Rock hosts Saturday Night Live.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
In the somewhat more intriguing game, the Minnesota Vikings host the NFC North rival Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium (8 p.m. ET on ABC).
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
This past summer, she was named the new Love Island USA host and will continue to do so in the upcoming season.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The game tells the story of a future Earth long after catastrophe—in the form of an autonomous robotic swarm—has ruined the planet.Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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These new bots swarm websites not to catalog content but to feed that content to AI, a technology that threatens to replace search as the default means of online discovery (and does so by digesting and regurgitating the content in a monstrous, unciteable form).Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the early winter darkness, lights flash on the horizon as the two armies trade artillery fire.Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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According to the Israel Innovation Authority, which is part of the Israeli government, about 15% of tech workers left their jobs to join the army due to the war.Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Once the platform stops spinning, an announcer calls a number and each player must form a group with consisting of that number.Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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For the bulk of announcers, the rate varies widely.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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This is also the first case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. that has been linked to exposure to a backyard flock, a news release noted.Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The agency does recommend that people who work around or have recreational exposure to birds or farm animals, including backyard flock owners, hunters and bird enthusiasts, take extra precautions.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The new historical drama, streaming now on Netflix, follows the true story of an all-Black and all-female battalion during World War II.Hannah Malach, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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One of those injured was a battalion chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, KSBW-TV reported.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Ashley’s original, which has made musical history books for its pioneering use of the then-new element of feedback, seems to have a had a more carnival/cabaret feel, including crowd noise.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
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On special occasions, the spectacle draws in crowds to the riverbanks on both sides, where sometimes thousands of people gather to marvel at the bridge's dazzling transformation.Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The city’s mayor and top police official stood among a throng of heavily armed officers last Thursday when Mangione was flown to a Manhattan heliport and slowly escorted up a pier after being extradited from Pennsylvania.Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Warren himself was too overcome to talk to a throng of reporters who awaited his release.CBS News, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Cities mean closer quarters, dark alleys, and forked paths where one wrong turn means meeting a horde of Voteless to liberate.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Areas affected by recent hurricanes also need to bring in hordes of outside workers as communities begin to rebuild.Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Host.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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