back and forth
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During our interview, Roebuck went back and forth between his feelings about Walters’ sentence.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Other firms have changed their tune on pricing as the war and trade uncertainty have persisted, and as volatile commodity prices have swung back and forth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Banks, who was in a tan suit and brown tie, appeared nervous ahead of the verdict being read, swaying back and forth and at times swiveling in his chair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
By the final stage, OpenAI researcher Sebastien Bubeck said, 10,000 AI agents -- programs that operate on their own -- were working on the problem at once, passing messages back and forth.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Tansy and Aunt Maud were back and forth between dish-board and stove, laying the groundwork for dinner.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
