alternated

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The economy has alternated between adding workers and shedding them for 11 months in a row.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

They passed air through larynges removed from deceased horses and then alternated the airflow between normal air and helium.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Both women, who had alternated from government to opposition for the best part of two decades, were suddenly mired in court cases.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The Panthers have alternated wins and losses for the past eight weeks, and if the pattern holds this should be a win.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

And the outbursts of an abject self-pity with which it alternated.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley