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No one is exempt from consumer tech’s sway.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

The measure would reduce the sway of the Board of Public Works or pave the way to eliminate it, while also increasing the power of the director of public works.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Eisenkot has dismissed regime change as a fantasy and has said he’d prefer to sway Tehran’s behavior—away from supporting terrorist groups and developing nuclear weapons—through economic pressure.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

With more than three million followers, Mr. Piker doesn’t need an elected office to hold sway in politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The bumps and sway in the van are making it tough.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

He sways as a low moan comes from deep in his throat - he could be humming a tune.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

The train lurches and sways around the bend, slowing as it approaches a red signal.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

As he spoke, mothers in the back rows swayed from side to side, hugging exhausted toddlers who had missed nap time.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Although players may enjoy this responsibility, how the team play can be swayed by individual players' natural tendencies.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Matthew Luzzetti, chief economist at Deutsche Bank, said that he thought Warsh had made a case for a September rate hike that would not be swayed by data over the next two weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

In Paris, onstage at the Accor Arena, Dean shimmied and swayed, tossed her hair with her hands and spurred the crowd to sing along.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

I noticed the ablutionist had lost the majority of his chess pieces, and swayed on his cushion with a foolish grin.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Polls have the election on a knife edge, with many different scenarios swaying the vote one way or another.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The U.A.E. put years of diplomatic muscle into persuading U.S. officials to sell it top-of-the-line AI chips, ultimately swaying the Trump administration to give it the same access as European countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

The Belgian team copied Trump's unmistakable swaying fist pumps as they celebrated their 4-1 thrashing of the co-hosts on Monday, dancing and singing the song on the pitch and in the changing room.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

She’s swaying with a hand on her forehead.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone