flip-flop
Example Sentences
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“The flip-flop developments in US-China tariffs war have added volatility to the market, further fueling trading activity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
Overall, this might look like a wild flip-flop: A popular and widely sold supplement with some science behind it just doesn’t seem to work.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025
After six years of flip-flop verdicts, Knox was definitively exonerated by Italy’s highest court of the murder in 2015.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024
I am convinced things will keep on changing in the weeks to come, with the leading trio continuing to flip-flop their positions at the top.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024
I stood there, watching what was left of the bug as it twitched a bit, stuck to the bottom of the flip-flop.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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