as in to turn (on)
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The 31-year-old target man scored a late winner against Mbappe’s Madrid to hoist Mallorca out of the bottom three a fortnight ago, and was mobbed by his team-mates as the final whistle blew.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026 -
In 1937 a Hollywood branch of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), widely known to be mobbed-up and corrupt, started signing up animators at other studios.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Gang up (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up%20%28on%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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