See Kallang Wave on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1991 August 19, S Gulam, The New Paper, page 36:",
"text": "THANK goodness for the Kallang Roar and the Kallang Wave.",
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"ref": "1997 August 18, Bertha Henson, The New Paper, page 20:",
"text": "Beyond the fact that it's a free show, with great fireworks and a goodie-filled fun-pack thrown in, it's the atmosphere, the Kallang Wave and feeling the joy of being Singaporean.",
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"ref": "2007 April 20, Jeanine Tan, Today Newspaper, page 60:",
"text": "The Kallang Wave is not so much about the National Stadium as it is about the symbolism of local football's diminishing importance to a populace seemingly obsessed with material success.",
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"ref": "2014, Aaron Koh, Social and Tech (blog entry):",
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