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sway

verb as in move back and forth

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Someone in Torrance felt two jolts, and near Los Angeles International Airport, the earthquake felt like a brief sway.

In his address Tuesday to Congress, Trump repeated his charge that Mexico is completely under the sway of organized crime — an assertion that Sheinbaum has repeatedly refuted as a calumny.

Hamas, which is said to have accepted it will not play a role in running Gaza, still has military and political sway on the ground.

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Arab diplomatic sources say that while Hamas has accepted it will not be involved in running Gaza once this war ends, it will not dismantle what is left of its sway.

From BBC

Two Trump administration officials confirmed Wednesday that discussions are underway about invoking the Congressional Review Act to end the decades-old waiver giving California vast sway over mileage standards.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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