sway
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The 85-year-old is a household name across Australia and held immense sway through his conservative radio talk show.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
“We think the declining affordability of standalone PDPs could sway seniors to select MA coverage and further increase MA penetration.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
"I don't think he has much political sway in Britain or on the continent," says Gawain Towler, a former Reform UK director of communications who still supports the party.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Sinners” and “Weapons” proved ambitious horror can indeed sway the Academy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
We sway and listen to the twins breathe.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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
A pink ribbon sways like a snake above my face.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
She paced, she swayed, she laughed with displeasure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
In one email, Burnham said a donations cap "would guard against the perception of any one party being unduly influenced or swayed by one person or organisation".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Regan also swayed investors with what Cialdini calls “social proof,” namedropping influential-sounding people or institutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
When Congress first created the FTC in the 1910s, it recognized that the agency’s mandates of protecting consumers and fighting monopolies should not be overly swayed by partisan politics.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
The branches of the trees swayed in a rising breeze.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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
Moderating gasoline prices and news of a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran are slowly swaying consumers to feel marginally better about their economic situations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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
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
She was silent and staring, swaying on her feet, and our sweat had turned chill.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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