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Here’s the thing, though, about wave elections — and, to be clear, your friendly political columnist is offering no predictions ahead of November.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Trump, 80, is expected to take a ceremonial lap of honor in his armored limousine dubbed "The Beast" and then wave the green flag to start the race.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

That is not something that can be achieved with a wave of the chequebook.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Wall Street law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges is facing a wave of partner defections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

I stood there and gave them the blank-faced, Miss-America-the-Miserable-flat-hand-up-and-back-down-again wave.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Celebration of the national semiquincentennial will culminate when he waves the green flag Sunday to start the IndyCar race in downtown Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

"Just like superconductivty, charge density waves are a collective phenomena where electrons move together in certain ways," explains lead author Yifan Su.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Amid repeated heat waves and the terrible smell, residents said they felt nauseous, got headaches and lost their appetite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

And the experimental cancer vaccine that she received is now making waves after the companies announced Wednesday that it had been successful in a Phase 3 trial.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

But with the bun tucked under, the waves, and a side part, the style resembled a marcelled bob.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

As I stood in the shrubbery near her window, Cindy waved her hand this way and that, directing me from inside about the best spot for the feeding station.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

He waved to the crowd of nearly 700 lining the street in support.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Zhang Xue wept with joy and furiously waved a Chinese flag as he watched his company's superbike scream across the finish line four seconds ahead of competitors in only its third world championship race.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Some waved flares which released blue and white smoke.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

We stood there and waved, Patch and I; then it fell to me to wrap Biddy, limp and quiet, in a bag, and to tie a rope around Muc’s neck.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

After more than two months away, the president left the airport alongside first lady Chantal Biya, waving from a car on its way to the presidential palace.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Fans have shown up waving Trans Pride flags.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Amy Fairman, from campaign group River Action, said: "Ofwat waving through yet more water bill hikes is an insult."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Though Dylan Baker is amusingly smarmy as an executive, “Saturday Night Live” star Sarah Sherman gets stuck waving around a squash racket in the very broadly written role of Kris’s agent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

When we reached town, Lily Saylor stood on her porch, waving a white handkerchief at me.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney