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The region endured a particularly blistering heat wave around this time in 2020, when Woodland Hills, traditionally the hottest place in L.A., recorded an all-time high of 121 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

The drums and piano crash down in a wave around her as her vocals charge: “’Cause I can’t fight the force of my young beating heart / Like a soldier’s steady march, answering the call.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

It's far safer to wave around a sharp sword than to serve friends a carbonara made with cream.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2023

Suffolk County police say Gerald Corsini and Donald Deveau reported going overboard when their 18-foot craft hit a wave around 9 p.m. in the Great South Bay.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2017

The palm fronds wave around their heads like ostrich plumes.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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