pendulum
Example Sentences
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In that sense, things are moving in Visa’s favor, he said, “but Mastercard is faster growing, and the pendulum could swing back.”
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
But Monnier at Citi Wealth argues that the pendulum is swinging back a bit as families realize that doing their own due diligence on a company is a lot of work.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
I wouldn’t call it a pendulum swing, but at your alma mater, there’s real discussion happening right now at Dartmouth about what the purpose of different parts of the university are.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Academics I spoke with all emphasized that the state of A.I. detection is much better today than it was in 2023 but cautioned against letting the narrative pendulum swing too far in the other direction.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
The whale-tooth necklace swung in front of her like a pendulum.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Vocabulary lists containing pendulum
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