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He is also the face of a growing media empire, which is what a comedian must become to hold sway in the upper echelons of new media fame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

This time, his wife's testimony failed to sway the court.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Even the faux-prestige of 2022’s “Babylon” couldn’t sway viewers.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was at the center of it all and exercised the crypto industry’s sway over the bill as its de facto leader.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The evening of his departure, Nathan watched the tall stalks of corn sway in the wind.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

He sways as a low moan comes from deep in his throat - he could be humming a tune.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

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

Despite being bigger, bolder and more shocking than the average form of activism, we’ve watched as extremists momentarily capture the world’s attention, before the general narrative inevitably sways a different way.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

As I try to keep balance, the Doorman sways, and I ask him desperately for help.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Although players may enjoy this responsibility, how the team play can be swayed by individual players' natural tendencies.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

Zoe Zeeman swayed back and forth behind her bass, simply dressed in a tee and vintage Lakers shorts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Perhaps swayed by all the social-media love for Delta’s Shake Shack collab in first class, I ordered the burger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Her chestnut hair was cropped just above the shoulders and swayed ever so slightly due to the motion of the train.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The U.A.E. put years of diplomatic muscle into persuading U.S. officials to sell it top-of-the-line AI chips, ultimately swaying the Trump administration to give it the same access as European countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

With Itauma barely able to stand, his legs unsteady and body swaying before slumping in the corner, his team threw in the towel.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The Belgian team copied Trump's unmistakable swaying fist pumps as they celebrated their 4-1 thrashing of the co-hosts on Monday, dancing and singing the song on the pitch and in the changing room.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Something dark and flat was swaying gently against the floor of the Reflecting Pool as I strolled past the monuments on Thursday morning.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026

I recognize many of our neighbors swaying to the beat of the three batá drums, large, medium, and small.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar