wag
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“Obsession” has ideas about our age of instant gratification and parasocial idealization fueled by social media that the film never manages to do anything more than wag a finger at.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
But strict rules also make the financial tail wag the real economy dog.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
The criticism usually ends there, with a finger wag and a head shake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
You can’t wag your finger at people and say, “You should be going to the theater and having this theatrical experience,” but you feel it rising right now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
My heart’s pounding; under the rock, my tail thumps in a wag.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Noem and Miller are among those whom Washington wags say could also be on the chopping block.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026
Wall Street wags say bigger investment managers will do worse, but Blackstone’s 2025 investment performance was pretty good.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
As the fabled fight song heats up and the legendary gesture wags anew, let’s get one thing straight about what was once the Los Angeles sports landscape’s shining monument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
The top order batters' minds are distracted from facing the opening overs of the following innings and if the tail really wags it can descend into chaos.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
Ziggy wags his tail, and Tank jumps up on Nora’s leg.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
The media hall monitor at the Poynter Institute wagged his finger, which someone actually pays him for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
His efforts seemed to have put his side on course to win, but the Brave tailed wagged to pull off a remarkable victory.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
Connecticut’s Tina Charles stepped in and wagged her finger toward Clark, then the Sun’s Marina Mabrey pushed Clark to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
As Stone wagged his finger at Milei, an aide tried to interpret the pronouncements into Spanish.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
He wagged his orange stick solemnly at his mother.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
If a leveraged fund grows large enough, it can start to have a significant impact on the underlying stock to which it is tied, a phenomenon traders refer to as “the tail wagging the dog.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In a sense, it is like the tail wagging the dog.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Lisa said Winston now greeted their friends with a wagging tail and waited excitedly at the door for a walk.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Doncic missed his first free-throw attempt and paused before taking his second, speaking with an official while wagging his finger in the direction of Bitadze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
She lifts a finger and starts wagging it at Rosie, but after just a moment she freezes.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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