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gyrate

[jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt] / ˈdʒaɪ reɪt, dʒaɪˈreɪt, ˈdʒaɪ reɪt /


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Dealmaking in the oil-and-gas sector, in particular, has faced challenges as oil prices gyrate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“Markets can gyrate and change their opinions regularly, erratically, and are often quite wrong,” said Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer of global fixed income, in emailed comments Friday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

Those bearing the structures often gyrate to the beat provided by percussionists alongside religious chants and devotional folk songs.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Also: a temperament that doesn’t gyrate with the whims of a news cycle — not to mention a close, personal relationship with the president.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

He saw the two dial indicators gyrate frantically.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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