wave mechanics
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In Texas, drought and a heat wave meant a whopping near 70% of cotton crops are likely to be abandoned.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022
The Omicron wave meant thousands of Royal Mail staff were off but the "vast majority" of post was delivered on time, the postal service says.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2022
Looking ahead, while the Omicron wave meant the hospitality sector has sunk into a third steep downturn, these restrictions are now easing, meaning this downturn should be brief.
From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2022
On Monday, he criticized Con Edison for not taking preventive measures before the latest outage, telling a news conference the forecast of a heat wave meant the situation had been predictable, and therefore preventable.
From Reuters • Jul. 23, 2019
But the word ‘mound’ is heavy, large, dark, definite; there is no mistaking the kind of wave meant, nor missing the sight of it.
From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Jones, Edmund David
