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Pendulums, by definition, swing, and the one on which Prozac rides is no exception.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2014

Maison Foo is a lovely little company and their new show, Pendulums Bargain Emporium, described as a greedy fairytale for grownups, goes out on tour from Deda in Derby tomorrow.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2013

Pendulums of the same length proved to have the same period of oscillation even when the weight was varied, a result in agreement with the outcome of the inclined-plane experiments.

From Scientific American • Mar. 4, 2011

If the Pendulums be of Lead or soft Clay, they will lose all or almost all their Motions: If of elastick Bodies they will lose all but what they recover from their Elasticity.

From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Newton, Isaac, Sir

But to return to the Persons they make use of to take care of the Pendulums, and to give.

From The Travels and Adventures of James Massey by Patot, Simon Tyssot de