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legions

noun

plural of legion

as in armies

a large body of men and women organized for land warfare joined the French Foreign Legion

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a great number of persons or creatures massed together legions of fans crowded the stadium for the rock concert

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Recent Examples of legions Seeing no evil are legions of crooked operators — customs inspectors, tax agents, military commanders, among other enablers. — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 The influencers are two of the most controversial figures on the internet today, with legions of fans and detractors. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026 The band is a touring powerhouse, with legions of fans following them across multiple dates on the group’s frequent tours. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 July 2026 Fishback’s constant sniping at Israel, including his use of antisemitic dog whistles, has attracted legions of conservative fans, as well as national headlines and columns. — Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The rules governing red cards are sacrosanct in the international game, and Belgium were joined by legions of federations, fans, pundits, heads of state and former referees in excoriating FIFA for the decision to let Balogun play. — Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026 Of course, Swift married Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden on Friday, in a ceremony that brought more than 1,000 high-profile guests and legions of fans to New York. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 July 2026 On the same day, a political committee in Westerly, Rhode Island, compared the British troops to the Roman legions once dispatched to level Carthage. — T. H. Breen, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 While Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone put out paid-to-the-telegraph boys of old, these roles were soon replaced by legions of telephone operators. — Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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The Hightower high lord and his armies have occupied Tumbleton and have Rhaenyra in something of a bind.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Sauron’s armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026

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Right in the middle of cheering, reveling masses was MARTA — a connective system of veins that efficiently moved the happy throngs.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
These friends describe a large party on Horn Island, which is a favorite gathering spot in the summer, with throngs of people spread out in the sun and surf and around numerous boats, some of them drinking in water known to be deep and dangerous.

— Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

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The Israeli army built another five battalions of soldiers who were never engaged in service or finished their service and wish to return to duty.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
These religious sites and sacred areas throughout Ukraine have not been used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces or Ukrainian volunteer battalions as staging grounds to fight against Russian forces.

— Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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The president also frequently recounts that hordes of women, including journalists, Cabinet members and administration officials, used to complain to him about their high heels getting stuck in the mud in the old, grassy Rose Garden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
For those looking to escape the hordes, the Park Lane, set north of central Copenhagen, offers a pocket of peace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

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Jurado, who represents Boyle Heights, says families have had to deal with swarms of flies, rodents and strong odors from the roughly 85 million pounds of rotten food left behind after the fire.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Human control and drone swarms The drone strike kits would also enable SkyFall’s Shrike drones to receive future software updates that could enable a single human operator to command an autonomous swarm of drones to attack targets.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of swarms

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But as demonstrations attracted larger crowds, the government was forced to acknowledge them and respond to their growing influence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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