yo-yo
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Repeated weight loss followed by weight regain, often called "yo-yo dieting" or weight cycling, has long been viewed as unhealthy and potentially even worse than staying overweight.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
F1 boss Stefano Domenicali is also open to a V8, but at the same time he has spoken enthusiastically about the new style of back-and-forth - or "yo-yo racing" - created by this year's engines.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
They use a "flywheel exercise device," similar to a yo-yo, that can allow for aerobics like rowing as well as provide resistance to perform moves like weighted squats and deadlifts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
Wild swings in individual stocks and assets still managed to bleed into the major U.S. equity indexes, with all three snapping back and forth like a yo-yo.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
He reached into his pocket and took out the yo-yo that Smithers had given him.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Duncan Toys has been producing yo-yos, flying discs and model gliders in China, and Washington's escalating tariffs with Beijing last year similarly forced him to pause imports.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Documentaries about niche subcultures abound: dog dancing, science fairs, yo-yos.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
But the business slowly expanded and by 1986 Christian and Sylviane's company, CSP Diffusion, opened its first factory in our hometown, Oyonnax, making various plastic items such as hairbands, combs and even yo-yos.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2022
It leads with quirk: a man with no pants on; a shop that sells guns, tops and yo-yos; zoo animals on the loose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2020
He yo-yos between the kitchen and his bedroom, and that's about it.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Since then, the impressive abode has bounced on and off the market multiple times, as the Baldwins have yo-yoed on their decision to sell it.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Cryptocurrencies have yo-yoed this week but were down again Friday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
It fell from 4.61% just before the reports’ release to 4.57% and then yo-yoed before easing back to 4.55%.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
But James yo-yoed into a stepback three to push the lead to 10 come the second quarter, and the Trailblazers were off, Taft simply not closing out quickly enough to shooters in transition and halfcourt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Gregor and Boots shot up fifty feet in the air and yo-yoed up and down like they were on a big rubber band.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
The early laps of the race may well feature yet another yo-yoing battle between the Mercedes and Ferrari drivers, as has marked out the early stages of both races so far this season.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
But worries eased and stock indexes recovered—with investors appearing more than happy to take the latest yo-yoing update on trade in stride, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
CONGRESS, Ariz. — The hands are in constant motion, yo-yoing the wheel left, right, left in small corrections and full turns.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Sunday was more or less a rerun of every Heinicke performance, yo-yoing between massive miscues and inexplicable brilliance, which means coaches will have to look at the margins for improvement.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
And amidst the yo-yoing of the whole four, the chaise stopped.
From The Pickwick Papers by Dickens, Charles
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