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  • present tense form of wave (3rd person singular).
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waves

[weyvz] / weɪvz /










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The council said a similar event in 2021 affected many homes in Breaker Bay, and waves during that storm were about 6.5 metres.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

According to the researchers, the effect emerges because the microscopic structures and the material's natural energy waves work together.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Announcing his campaign before she officially made that decision — or had the chance to choose her successor — sent shock waves through the political firmament.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"The reason we became interested in stadium waves is that, apparently, people very often behave like particles," physicist Illes Farkas told the NPR network.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Then there was nothing to do except try to steer and wonder whether the rope she’d pulled off was important, and if it mattered anyway when the boat was balancing on skyscraper-high waves?

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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