Word: throngs
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...center of the throng, a whirlpool of arms flailed in the air and crashed down on chests - a sign that not only the government but the green movement too could use Shi'ite traditions to stir passions...
...Goldman ended Thursday morning with the boy's Brazilian stepfamily delivering him to his American father in Brazil, bringing to an end the five-year saga. Sean Goldman was brought into the U.S. consulate by his maternal grandmother and his stepfather, entering the compound's front door as a throng of reporters and cameramen tried to get close. His father, David Goldman, was waiting for him inside. Sean cried as his Brazilian relatives and family lawyer tried to get him through the scrum. He carried his luggage and wore a gold shirt with the Brazilian flag and Olympic rings underneath...
Trailed by a throng of ecstatic teammates, co-captain Jeremy Lin leapt and ran up the wall at the near end of Lavietes Pavilion. It was an appropriate celebration for Harvard’s superhero, who had just come up huge in the clutch yet again...
Raucous applause welcomed Democratic Senate hopeful Alan A. Khazei ’83, into the Upper Common Room of Adams House yesterday afternoon. Amidst a throng of supporters, Khazei entered with a pump of his fists, and as the cheering subsided, made a barely audible comment: “This is awesome. I love this...
Consider the scene at The Otherside one recent Friday night: the restaurant’s usual throng burst into a roar when two of the scruffiest, hipster-iest men in the establishment began flinging small objects off a balcony into the crowd below. The objects, it turned out, were decks of cards and miniature palm-sized helmets—just large enough for a hipster to keep a finger or two safe while zooming around Boston on a bike without breaks...