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wave

[wayv] / weɪv /




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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

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

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

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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