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Scientists are leaving in droves and being replaced by political loyalists.
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Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The findings confirm that, while Twitter was once the platform of choice for a majority of science communicators, those same people have since abandoned it in droves.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
In Macon, residents turned up in droves for a raffle to win money to be used for their power bill.
—Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Social media is rife with cautionary tales, such as frustrated job seekers submitting hundreds of applications with no callbacks and overqualified candidates applying in droves for entry-level positions.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The findings confirm that, while Twitter was once the platform of choice for a majority of science communicators, those same people have since abandoned it in droves.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
In Macon, residents turned up in droves for a raffle to win money to be used for their power bill.
—Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Social media is rife with cautionary tales, such as frustrated job seekers submitting hundreds of applications with no callbacks and overqualified candidates applying in droves for entry-level positions.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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“In droves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20droves. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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