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• New Jersey will try to ride the wave of awards in the playoffs.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 June 2022
• Can Bama ride the wave of momentum all the way through the Lone Star State?
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 9 Sep. 2022
• There are also some teams looking to ride the wave of big victories.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2022
• Schnall and Plotkin have a lot of work to do the gain the fans’ trust, but the groundwork is being laid for the duo to ride a wave of popularity that could be engulfing the franchise soon.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2024
• Could a particularly splashy hit (or two?) ride the wave of a successful premiere and get snatched up for tons of money?
  — Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
• There’s enough of it at the quarterback position for the Browns to ride a wave of beating average quarterbacks all the way to the postseason.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2020
• Several cities have seen their tech scenes ride a wave of hype to national prominence, only to fade away soon after.
  — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2021
• Florida State hopes to ride a wave of momentum from its thrilling come-from-behind win over Louisville last week into its home matchup against Boston College.
  — Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
• Last year, the Lakers were able to ride a wave of tremendous chemistry on and off the court while in an environment that rewarded those qualities more than any other.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
• The Cali native began the year by continuing to ride the wave of her successful third studio album, the double-platinum Planet Her.
  — J'na Jefferson, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
• Saturday could mark a turning point for each program, with Auburn and Penn State looking to ride a wave of momentum ahead of the rest of their respective conferences schedules.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 16 Sep. 2022
• Roderick Sawyer could ride a wave of support from Black voters, though that is unlikely with six other Black candidates in the race and his low fundraising totals.
  — Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
• But the British government was able to ride a wave of populism in advancing fan concerns and propelling the Super League resistance to the top of the political agenda.
  — Rob Harris, ajc, 24 Apr. 2021
• But if conquest looks inevitable or if Taiwan eventually falls, most regional states will opt to ride the wave of China’s hegemonic ascent rather than be drowned by it.
  — Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
• Researchers note that sometimes a dominant strain is simply the variety that happens to ride a wave of transmission fueled by travel and mingling.
  — Ivana Kottasová and Sheena McKenzie, CNN, 10 June 2021
• Union leaders are looking to ride a wave of labor activism that has fostered a rare degree of solidarity between organizations that have clashed in the past.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
• For example, preindustrial people fell asleep three hours after sunset to ride a wave of falling night temperatures rather than the setting sun.
  — Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2015
• Financial institutions willing to ride the wave of change, and embrace blockchain's disruptive potential, stand to gain immensely.
  — Sixteen Ramos, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
• For insurers looking to ride the wave of the digital transformation, there has never been a better time to break the barriers of siloed, legacy systems and seek innovation in every facet of their offerings.
  — Jamie Yoder, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
• Rural demand is lagging While demand from urban Indians may ride a wave of deep retail discounts, that in rural regions is unlikely to be exciting enough.
  — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 26 Sep. 2022
• Statewide, campaign strategists predicted ahead of last Tuesday’s election that Republicans would ride a wave of public discontent with the direction of the state under Democratic rule.
  — oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2022
• Statewide, campaign strategists predicted ahead of Tuesday’s results that Republicans would ride a wave of public discontent with the direction of the state under Democratic rule.
  — oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2022
• Texas Republicans bankrolled by Christian conservative donors are hoping to ride a wave of parental anger over the teaching of race and sexuality in schools to achieve what has long been an unattainable goal: state funding for private education.
  — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2022
• Nvidia also posted fourth quarter revenue gains of 265% year-over-year, also exceeding analyst projections, as the company continues to ride the wave of massive AI investment.
  — Clare Duffy, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
• Arm’s chip designs are primarily used in smartphones, but the company has pitched itself as able to ride the wave of artificial intelligence sweeping Silicon Valley.
  — Don Clark, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• But a rift was already starting to emerge between the network’s public health push and its personalities’ desire to ride a wave of conservative anger against local and state anti-contagion efforts, much of it stoked by President Donald Trump.
  — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
• Seeing an opportunity to ride a wave of discontent, politicians have pushed measures instrumentalizing the once liberal concept of laïcité (France's form of secularism), including banning full-face coverings and burkinis in public spaces.
  — Rim-Sarah Alouane, CNN, 20 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024