wave
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When light scatters inside a cell, it also experiences a tiny delay that changes its phase, or the timing of its wave peaks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Experts say the trend is a response to Japan's prolonged wave of inflation, with prices having outpaced wage growth for years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
TOKYO—Hackers used an artificial-intelligence tool made by a Chinese engineer to target companies in Japan, according to cybersecurity researchers, adding to a wave of breaches that highlight how AI-powered attacks can overwhelm cyber defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The team navigated tropical storms, hurricanes and the Kelvin wave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
He felt as if he were on a surfboard, catching a giant wave, rising, cresting, and sliding back down again.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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“This is a long ramp of compounding waves of application and demand,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Photos posted on the local government's Facebook page showed waves crashing into seaside villages and roads closed to traffic.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Instruments called ocean bottom seismometers recorded how these waves moved through the underground rock.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Chipmaker and market heavyweight SK hynix -- a major target amid the waves of buying and selling -- ended up more than four percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The waves rolled gently, washed clean and blue.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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In the court room, Muñoz held a hand over his heart as he waved to his family in the first row of the gallery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Leo waved to well-wishers as he left the Vatican by car and smiled and waved to crowds waiting for him at the Gemelli, before walking into the hospital.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Lowe, who later became a bishop, had been an enthusiastic supporter of NOS and waved away concerns from fellow clergy as early as 1992.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
That’s when security happily waved Summer McNulty through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The grown-ups who had waved at Israel walked over and stood behind him, and now it felt like all three of them were waiting for Bat to say something, or to do something.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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Photos and video from the event showed students waving signs and chanting slogans like “58, out of date, let our onions speculate!”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
But hundreds of young protesters defied the crackdown to march close to Connaught Place's Central Park, many of them waving flags in a show of defiance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
It was akin to waving a magic wand and allows the lenders to choose the highest score available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
There was jubilation from the other players as Grant confirmed his identity, waving his hands in the air.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
With his other hand, the tackler was frantically waving Jonah away.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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