rising and falling
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Then it emerged again and submerged, rising and falling and growing smaller as it moved further away.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
He showed us a chart of what $100,000 would have earned in the stock market since 1998, rising and falling, and currently sitting at an all-time high.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Nature herself is more than shapeless irregularity; the woods have glades and groves, animal trails and vistas; like literature, they have rising and falling action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Virgo's voice came with a sing-song tempo, rising and falling in that familiar brogue.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Then the pianist let loose a sequence of rising and falling syncopations and a man’s crooning voice stretched over it all.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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