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The league spent the past year trying to get a handle on its present and future as cord-cutting has led customers to cancel cable (or never sign up) in droves, which puts acute pressure on RSNs and the pro sports franchises that rely on them for rights fees.
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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The congestion comes as the port continues to handle containers in droves, both from the ships at berth and from 19 private inland container depots established outside of the hub.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
Residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves, and the U.N. nuclear watchdog for the first time said Israeli strikes on Iran’s main uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz had also damaged its main underground section, not just an above-ground facility, as previously acknowledged.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
By the time Jelly Roll finally took the stage just after 9 p.m., poncho-wearing fans poured back into their seats in droves, undeterred by the wet conditions.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The congestion comes as the port continues to handle containers in droves, both from the ships at berth and from 19 private inland container depots established outside of the hub.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
Residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves, and the U.N. nuclear watchdog for the first time said Israeli strikes on Iran’s main uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz had also damaged its main underground section, not just an above-ground facility, as previously acknowledged.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
By the time Jelly Roll finally took the stage just after 9 p.m., poncho-wearing fans poured back into their seats in droves, undeterred by the wet conditions.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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“In droves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20droves. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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