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waves

[weyvz] / weɪvz /










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But there was a "very small possibility" of tsunami waves along the coasts located near the epicenter, it said.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

U.S. men’s national soccer team coach Mauricio Pochettino waves to fans attending practice on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"The reason we became interested in stadium waves is that, apparently, people very often behave like particles," physicist Illes Farkas told the NPR network.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

A sleep technician looked at my brain waves, muscle activity, eye movements and snoring audio to determine the stages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

I send my dad a text using Wes’s phone and say goodbye to Paul, who waves back.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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