21.   In Manger Square, workers mopped sidewalks and picked up litter from Christmas Eve, when thousands of pilgrims and Palestinians crowded the square.

22.   In New York, thousands of revelers crowded Chinatown on Saturday as dancing dragons snaked through the streets and staccato percussion pulsated.

23.   Just blocks away, thousands of Mexicans crowded the central plaza to demand a peaceful solution to the conflict.

24.   On Thursday, thousands of people crowded into the banks as they opened for a full five-hour work day.

25.   The opening stage was canceled for safety reasons because thousands of fans crowded along the course outside Gerona.

26.   There, thousands crowded streets and rooftops as the moon covered the sun, darkening clear skies and sending temperatures plummeting.

27.   Thousands crowded the parade route along lower Broadway hours before the noon starting time.

28.   Thousands more crowded street corners and downtown streets in cities around the country, including Mar del Plata, Cordoba, Mendoza, Rosario and Salta.

29.   Thousands of Nigerians crowded the still-smoldering neighborhood, crying out each time a body was found.

30.   Thousands of Romanians crowded hospitals this week to donate blood to get money to spend on Orthodox Easter, one of the biggest holidays in this Balkan country.