Word: throng
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There is a jolt of deja vu right at the opening of Paul McCartney Up Close. It comes when the boyish ex-Beatle walks onstage and waves to the throng of cheering fans at New York City's Ed Sullivan Theater -- the same theater where ! the Beatles made their American TV debut on Feb. 9, 1964. "We didn't even know who Ed Sullivan was when we got here," McCartney recalls in one of the reflective segments interspersed between songs. "But that was part...
...many employers will opt out--since there are no precedents for managed competition--it's conceivable that the default insurance will cover far more than 33 million Americans. And despite the best efforts of Clinton, insurers and health providers, government may find itself paying for an ever-growing throng of patients...
...going on than mere ticket buying. Vendors hawk books, buttons and photographs. Ticket holders passionately debate the film's subject even before + they see it. At one New York City theater last week, the director showed up to thank moviegoers for their support and was engulfed by a throng of youths eager for his autograph or a handshake. Meanwhile, at another theater across town, a street-corner activist paced in front of the waiting line, shouting, "Don't see this movie...
...when it's all over this afternoon, and the happy Harvard throng spills on to the field and back to the houses for a victory toast, they will no doubt be talking about Hirsch's tour de force--how he upstaged the poor players from Connecticut...
...throng, a student approaches, smiling shyly and shifting her weight from side to side...