Word: throng
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sunday evening in London's fashionable Knightsbridge neighborhood. Though pathetically tiny flocks of Londoners attend many Anglican services, Holy Trinity Brompton has a standing-room-only turnout of 1,500. Oblivious to the hot, airless sanctuary, the youthful throng buzzes with an anticipation more common at a rock concert or rugby match. After the usual Scripture readings, prayers and singing, the chairs are cleared away. Curate Nicky Gumbel prays that the Holy Spirit will come upon the congregation. Soon a woman begins laughing. Others gradually join her with hearty belly laughs. A young worshipper falls to the floor, hands twitching...
Arafat basked in the ululations, flashed the V-sign and tossed white carnations into the throng. Yet even amid the euphoria, there were doubts about the future. Medical technician Ayman Nasrallah said he was glad Arafat had returned because "it symbolizes the cooling down of the Palestinians. Until recently, Arafat represented the gun; now he represents peace." But asked whether Arafat would be a good Governor, Nasrallah replied, "No. He has no qualifications to be head of state...
...doubles victories turned out to be the only highlights of the afternoon for Harvard, as the singles matches provided little to cheer about for large throng of Crimson faithful in the stands...
...After nearly nine months of gestating under constant media scrutiny of the now-hyper-commercialized late night niche, the energy at the tapings has perceptibly and sharply mounted to a proudly fevered level since times of leaner demand, which were as recent as January. A good portion of the throng mobbing the NBC studio area must now be turned away each night. Despite media speculation that Conan should fear the warm breath of Greg Kinnear or Jon Stewart on his neck, NBC firmly stands behind Conan, who beams into roughly two million homes nightly, up six percent in last quarter...
...celebrity speaker to raise funds for their legal defense in a censorship case, they did not turn to Jackson or Chavis or Mfume but to Farrakhan, the one black man they felt could fill any hall in town. Wherever he presents himself as "a voice for the voiceless," crowds throng to his orations, typically almost three hours long, for entertainment and moral uplift...