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or foregather
as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
asked the townsfolk to forgather at the war monument for the Memorial Day ceremony
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By combining enhanced light-gathering capability with advanced image processing, Hollyland says the Lyra achieves the kind of image quality more usually associated with mirrorless cameras, but in a more compact form factor.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
On Thursday, Greystone's linemen gathered for a crucial safety briefing, underscoring the importance of caution during what could become a hazardous, multi-day operation.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The minors were child actors who met Busfield on the set of the FOX series The Cleaning Lady, where Busfield served as a director, according to the arrest warrant, issued by Officer Marvin Kirk Brown.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Brady, executive director of communications for the district, said Tiger Team Two met at least once a month from September to December to discuss and evaluate school enrollment, the capacity and upkeep and condition of each campus, finances and boundaries for each school.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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The department has also revised its deployment decision matrix during red flag conditions, allowing for earlier and heavier pre-deployment of resources when extreme winds, low humidity and high temperatures converge.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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That small body swathed like a mummy, our blind flight over the treetops, the prospect of disappearing in the middle of the jungle without a trace—all this converged to focus a singular intensity on the moment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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In July 2026, a Chinese sample-return mission is expected to rendezvous with 469219 Kamoʻoalewa, a near-Earth asteroid.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Dec. 2025
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Otter Pup 1 was supposed to rendezvous with the space tug that deployed it into orbit, but that parent vehicle experienced an anomaly that scuttled that plan.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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There is a bit of prep work involved in this dish, so assembling it ahead of time will make this recipe easier to pull off on a weeknight.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Instead of a large, solid trailer, the Tail Feather is a trailer kit that assembles and disassembles with some very simple hardware.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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In late February, the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI will convene its second annual conference at UNESCO House in Paris.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The company also convened a council of eight experts in October who will provide insight into how AI could affect users’ mental health, emotions and motivation.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Forgather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgather. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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