back and forth
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Socolow and Pacala, the authors of “Wedges” and the new center’s co-directors, not only discussed ideas with the company but, in a departure from academic norms, passed drafts back and forth and welcomed extensive feedback.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
Scientists found that it turns end-over-end once every 10.5 days while also rocking back and forth around its long axis once every 26.5 days.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
He works with the Vera C Rubin telescope in Chile, and can sometimes spend weeks sending data back and forth to supercomputers in the US.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
There are software tools that run the calculations back and forth until they converge on an answer for a given person’s circumstances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Clare hunched farther over the kindling and struck the monocle again and again, looking back and forth from the unlit tinder to the spirit floating above him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
