rising and falling
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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
Natural gas prices have been on a wild ride lately, rising and falling based largely on weather forecasts.
From Barron's • Dec. 9, 2025
This idea describes how hot, dense rock gradually detaches from the base of tectonic plates after continents split, behaving somewhat like blobs rising and falling in a lava lamp.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025
This makes it popular for people who think decentralisation can bring financial freedom, but it also makes it extremely volatile with it rising and falling in value at the whim of Bitcoin buyers and sellers.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
Ryder’s rising and falling chest, his heart beating, make me know I’ve stopped dreaming.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
