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coveys

noun

plural of covey
as in swarms

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  1. swarms
  2. schools
  3. pods
  4. colonies
  5. packs
Noun
  • The company has developed its own autonomy system, called Legion, and was selected for a Defense Innovation Unit effort focused on command and control for drone swarms under the Replicator initiative.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
  • There has been a string of alarming incidents in which swarms of rogue AI agents have hacked online platforms such as Hugging Face and surreptitiously communicated with one another on message boards.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • That was the same again this fall with three Class 6A schools making up their first three games.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Dinnall said that closing schools will allow administrators to work on backup plans for nonessential technology tools, which include attendance reporting.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of schools
Noun
  • There is talk of drones, flying drones, little pods, and all sorts of other possibilities.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • If this were a movie, the camera would then pan out to show giant buildings of these pods all lined up ala the Matrix.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of pods
Noun
  • This double theft was central to the origins, growth, and eventual success of the English colonies and the United States—not just initially but throughout all of American history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Advertisement Europe didn’t only take men and material from the colonies for the Great War, but also a repertoire of its illiberal practices in the colonies.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of colonies
Noun
  • The $799 Ultra 4 packs impressive battery gains, but the $399 Series 12 is the real star of the show.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Individual bottles sold for about $3, while three- and 12-packs retailed for between $13 and $32.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of packs
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