sway
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Given Chatzky’s platform, “The Forever Paycheck” will have a lot of sway.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Attention now turns to Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s speech at the annual Jackson Hole gathering later this week, the tone of which could well sway monetary-policy expectations, says Critical Metals’ Tony Sage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The post took off in the military town that sits on the Cumberland River, where Fort Campbell is based, and where Facebook shaming apparently still holds significant reputational sway.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
“People get scared of the sway, the wobble. If you’ve had a fall before, you get a fear of falling again and you stiffen up, you become protective,” Swanson says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
At first, his balance steadied, but then, because Handsome was staring down at the moving river, it brought on a spell of dizziness that caused him to sway this way and that.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Settles-Bey sways to the rhythm of the bongos on a recent Sunday in the park -- but nerves are still frayed.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Putting a red pump on a can of Diet Coke isn’t going to be the factor that sways ticket sales.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026
When his “political enemy,” the glib and popular Alcibiades, sways the assembly, Nicias replies that this means sending both a fleet and “large numbers of land forces.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Nintendo argues its 3D audio tech will create a surround sound experience, but this is unlikely to be the feature that sways people to picking up the device.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
Only the head sways slowly, but the horns are useless now.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Matthew Luzzetti, chief economist at Deutsche Bank, said that he thought Warsh had made a case for a September rate hike that would not be swayed by data over the next two weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
One neighbor said he was “technically very nice,” but the majority wasn’t swayed, and locals opposed him at every turn over the next decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“I’m not swayed by flattery, just as I’m not affected by insults. ... I’ve faced the most attacks in my own country, not abroad,” Barton confessed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Swaying spotlights atop the massive stage swayed back in forth like searchlights in a storm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Her hair swayed down her back in a mesmerizing kind of way, which of course he didn’t care about either.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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The name is a feint: There’s nothing goth about his chipper electronic pop, which often feels tailor-made for DJ sets in exotic locations, a crowd swaying as the sun sinks in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Footage verified by AFP showed heavy vehicles, street lights and traffic lights swaying.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The group, swaying in unison, have come together to re-create the music video for Kate Bush's 1978 song Wuthering Heights, inspired by Emily Brontë's novel.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
In Lincoln Park, past Plaza de la Raza cultural center and under swaying pine trees, stands a row of 10-foot wooden panels etched with names.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
She was right, it helped, but I wasn’t sure if it was the singing or having her swaying along beside me.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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