sway
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Hezbollah, a well-armed and sophisticated militia group that was founded in 1982, holds enormous sway in Lebanon's predominantly Shia south as well as in the southern suburbs of its capital, Beirut.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s small, fast-attack boats hold sway in the strategic waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Iran will now insist on keeping its arsenal of ballistic missiles for self-defence, and holding sway over the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“Yes” won’t sway any hardliners but it should convince anyone with eyes of the absurdity of trying to write a hate song, even as Y screams its vicious lyrics into the wind.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
She starts to sway as her eyes flutter closed, and she falls backward.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing sway
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"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
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"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
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