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oscillate

[os-uh-layt] / ˈɒs əˌleɪt /


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He seems to oscillate between a collaborative and combative view.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Hinged panels, used to roll and slow an aircraft, rapidly oscillate from the shockwaves and wind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The researchers could also change the direction of that current by rotating the polarization of the two optical fields, which describes the direction in which the light waves oscillate.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

The waves could have gotten the vessel to oscillate back and forth, Sharpe said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

It would oscillate through the earth and back, until eventually it settled down at the center.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Light also has a property known as polarization, which describes how its electric field oscillates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

RSI, which oscillates between 10 and 100, tends to rise when prices rise.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026

No team in English soccer oscillates faster between a romp to certain glory and imminent collapse than Arsenal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

At the core of the film is the undeniable chemistry between Pitt and Clooney, which oscillates between camaraderie and competition.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024

If the universe truly oscillates, still stranger questions arise.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

International oil prices have oscillated under $90 a barrel in recent days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Its overall light field oscillated in the same direction, even though it contained photons of different colors traveling along many different paths.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Even though the stock-bond correlation has oscillated widely over the years, this ratio has remained remarkably constant — as you can see from the chart above.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

Since then, the president has oscillated between saying the US has already won the war and that the military campaign will continue for a number of weeks, usually ranging between two and six.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

He oscillated hourly between anguish and exhilaration, multiplying fantastically the grandeur of his victories and exaggerating tragically the seriousness of his defeats.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The Selic policy rate is 13.5% with inflation oscillating around 4.5%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

When did it become clear that a Kayla/Jimmy scene has its own oscillating frequency?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The debate about AI and jobs has become exhausting and largely unproductive, oscillating between “AI will take all jobs” and “AI will create more jobs than it destroys.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Many physical systems behave like tiny oscillating objects, similar to springs or pendulums.

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026

She, Mama, and Tía Beatriz sat together on the couch, listening to the oscillating roar of the storm outside—low, then loud, then low again.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz


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