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Which doesn’t keep him from being the driest wag in the cul-de-sac.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

But strict rules also make the financial tail wag the real economy dog.

From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026

You can’t wag your finger at people and say, “You should be going to the theater and having this theatrical experience,” but you feel it rising right now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025

“I tell clients, ‘Don’t let the tax tail wag the dog.’”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025

But when he knew he heard Odysseus’ voice nearby, he did his best to wag his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move nearer his master.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

“Obsession,” on the other hand, wags its finger at projecting a fantasy onto your crush.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Kabawat exclaims in approval as another, Ghufran, wags her finger for emphasis: "We either occupy a space where we hold all the decision-making power, or we don't want to be in that space at all."

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Wall Street wags say bigger investment managers will do worse, but Blackstone’s 2025 investment performance was pretty good.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Just inland from Rosie’s Dog Beach, Franklin Bean, a 10-month-old mini dachshund, greeted passersby with tail wags and belly rolls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

Boomer’s tail goes crazy again, and he wags his way over to her.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Trusty wagged a finger and sprinted to celebrate with the U.S. bench.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

As Stone wagged his finger at Milei, an aide tried to interpret the pronouncements into Spanish.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025

But she also wagged an admonishing finger as she complained of continuing captivity and the Israeli government’s failure to act to free her and the others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024

The 20-year-old American wound up breaking there with a forehand winner down the line and she wagged her fingers to request louder support from the fans, and they gave it to her.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

She nuzzled my neck and wagged her tail.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

If a leveraged fund grows large enough, it can start to have a significant impact on the underlying stock to which it is tied, a phenomenon traders refer to as “the tail wagging the dog.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The cinematic commercial got tongues wagging online last week and capped a crazy run of lengthy, star-studded videos dropping ahead of the Fifa Men's World Cup.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

In a sense, it is like the tail wagging the dog.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

In a brief closeup from an earlier tournament game, Mara was shown wagging his tongue in celebration … or was that in revenge?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

However, his tail stopped wagging when Mr. Shareef handed Roz a rifle.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown