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go back and forth

VERB
commute
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VERB
shuttle
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The supply ships go back and forth between the carrier and ports, where they restock the goods.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Filing confidentially allows a company and the SEC to go back and forth on the listing without disclosing sensitive information until later in the process, when the listing is eventually made public.

From Barron's Apr. 1, 2026

"We can sit down, have a nibble, and then just go back and forth and graze," said the 30-year-old.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

It just felt like they were living in different realities watching them go back and forth.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

The three of them go back and forth, debating over what I’m too young to know, what I’m old enough to talk about, and who should tell me.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson




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