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Pendulums, by definition, swing, and the one on which Prozac rides is no exception.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2014

Maison Foo is a lovely little company and their new show, Pendulums Bargain Emporium, described as a greedy fairytale for grownups, goes out on tour from Deda in Derby tomorrow.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2013

Pendulums of the same length proved to have the same period of oscillation even when the weight was varied, a result in agreement with the outcome of the inclined-plane experiments.

From Scientific American • Mar. 4, 2011

And this may be try'd, by letting two equal Pendulums fall against one another from equal heights.

From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Newton, Isaac, Sir

Pendulums do not reach the repose of the mean without many tos and fros.

From The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London by Allen, P. S. (Percy Stafford)