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After the fireworks exploded, after Orion Kerkering bent to his knees in despair, after the Los Angeles Dodgers mobbed the field and claimed the National League Division Series with a 2-1 walk-off win in Game 4, the Phillies processed it all in the Dodger Stadium visitors clubhouse.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025 -
In 1795, hungry Londoners mobbed King George III’s coach demanding bread.—
Roy Scranton,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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