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Many of Iran’s attacks have been aimed at cementing its sway over the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is critical for global energy flows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Moore is among a number of people who have set up nonprofits and other groups to sway public opinion, and the big man’s opinion, in innovative ways.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Carr also believes large media companies such as Disney and NBCUniversal parent Comcast hold too much sway over the stations affiliated with their networks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The 85-year-old is a household name across Australia and held immense sway through his conservative radio talk show.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

He tugged mightily, causing the cumbersome tower to sway dangerously as it bumped over grassy hillocks.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Settles-Bey sways to the rhythm of the bongos on a recent Sunday in the park -- but nerves are still frayed.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

Putting a red pump on a can of Diet Coke isn’t going to be the factor that sways ticket sales.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026

When his “political enemy,” the glib and popular Alcibiades, sways the assembly, Nicias replies that this means sending both a fleet and “large numbers of land forces.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

He said it “isn’t necessarily going to sway a large chunk of the electorate,” but could be important if it sways Bay Area donors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2025

It sways In the tree In the yard, This paper pig Bloated with Candies, this Pinata my father Bought and hung On a low branch.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto

“I’m not swayed by flattery, just as I’m not affected by insults. ... I’ve faced the most attacks in my own country, not abroad,” Barton confessed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Swaying spotlights atop the massive stage swayed back in forth like searchlights in a storm.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

Regan also swayed investors with what Cialdini calls “social proof,” namedropping influential-sounding people or institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

When Congress first created the FTC in the 1910s, it recognized that the agency’s mandates of protecting consumers and fighting monopolies should not be overly swayed by partisan politics.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

She spread open her arms and swayed in the air.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The group, swaying in unison, have come together to re-create the music video for Kate Bush's 1978 song Wuthering Heights, inspired by Emily Brontë's novel.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Moderating gasoline prices and news of a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran are slowly swaying consumers to feel marginally better about their economic situations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

An AFP journalist captured rare footage at Al-Rahmaniyah camp showing exhausted women shuffling under a punishing sun, jerrycans swaying on their heads after hours spent waiting for water at a distant well.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

In Lincoln Park, past Plaza de la Raza cultural center and under swaying pine trees, stands a row of 10-foot wooden panels etched with names.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Eilonwy followed beside them to steady the swaying cauldron.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander