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sway

[swey] / sweɪ /






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But with key Gulf producers shut out of the global market, pledges to raise output in a bid to ease spiralling prices are unlikely to sway traders.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

And now Beijing is trying to reassert sway over a strategically vital yet deeply unpredictable partner.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

District officials are still hoping to sway them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

In one fell swoop, Congress used its guarantee clause authority to establish multiracial democracy where human bondage had previously held sway, enfranchising huge numbers of formerly enslaved Black Americans and remaking Southern society.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

I rotate my wrists so that my cleats move in all different directions and sway my arms like I did for Zoey and Grace when I got out of the car.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner




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