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oscillate

[os-uh-leyt] / ˈɒs əˌleɪt /


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Thus, governments oscillate between ignoring developments that are moving too fast to process and aggressively intervening when scary risks appear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

If neutrinos and antineutrinos oscillate differently, that difference could point to why matter ultimately prevailed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

“It’s been kind of a sideways-driven market that is continuing to oscillate between good economic data and bad jobs data.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

You talked about how women have to oscillate between trying to be likable and lovable.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

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




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