wave
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She believes that same stripped-back approach is shaping much of the current wave of British dance music, including Swallow!.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
A powerful El Niño has combined with a marine heat wave and decades of climate-change-driven warming to send sea surface temperatures to record heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
With the wild success came a wave of controversies.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Freezer Freak-Out: A wave of apparent cyberattacks cranking the heat on supermarket freezers illustrates how even mundane physical infrastructure is susceptible to hacking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
The wind changed, and Wolf caught a wave of scent from the great Den of the taillesses.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Celmins, 88, is known for her meticulous re-creations of natural imagery, like night skies, desert sands and ocean waves — and stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
These simulations help scientists predict the gravitational waves generated by merging black holes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
As the sun rises over the Indian Ocean, waves lap onto the golden sands while palm fronds rustle in the cool sea breeze.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Without leaving that underlying harmony, Wagner sets the music increasingly in motion, until the strings ripple and surge in ever quicker waves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The smell was stronger now, coming in waves on the wind.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Then, after hitting a clutch three-pointer with 46 seconds remaining against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, he turned his palm to fans sitting courtside at Little Caesers Arena and waved goodbye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
"Pay what you owe us," read placards waved by protesters in the Bahamas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Hundreds of adoring fans cheered and waved goodbye to their shark, unaware that she would still be lingering in the canal by the next day.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“As soon as we made eye contact and waved to each other,” Janko said, “it all kind of just melted away.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
We waved at the brothers until they turned the corner; then Devlin came along on his horse.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Soon after, at around the 14-mile mark, Apa’s mother shot a video of her daughter smiling and waving as she ran by.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
An AFP correspondent in Daraa city saw hundreds rallying, some waving Syrian flags.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
He remained at the plate, “waving wildly, waving and writhing and gyrating along the first-base line, as he wished the ball fair, forced it fair with this entire body.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
And when the bus pulled up, I got right on without turning to see if Mama was waving from the window or Daddy was watching from the barn.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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Waves and Wave Properties - Introductory
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