seesaw
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Treasurys have been pummeled recently, to push up yields—which move on a seesaw compared with prices—to multiyear highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The past few days of Pike’s life were marked by a seesaw of court decisions as her lawyers tried every angle to save her life.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
She ultimately took a later flight, but that didn’t put a stop to their emotional seesaw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
As major U.S. equity indexes continue to seesaw, this could represent an opportunity for anxious investors looking to pick up some portfolio protection on the cheap.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Like a seesaw, the triangle of the roof keeps it balanced, straight.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
At the bottom, few public playgrounds these days feature seesaws or monkey bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Bonds are like seesaws: When the price rises, the interest rate falls, and vice versa.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The show "seesaws between thrilling and annoying", according to USA Today's Kelly Lawler, while the Atlantic's Sophie Gilbert described most of it as "largely joyless and grim".
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
His performance as Seth Milchick in Season 2 of “Severance” showcases his range, as his character seesaws from a cheery to chilling middle manager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
He hated to see the swings, slides, monkey bars, and seesaws empty and tried to get kids to stick around as long as possible.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
Japan's debts are more than twice the size of the entire economy, and in recent weeks yields on long-dated bonds have hit record highs while the yen has seesawed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
Also on Tuesday morning, new data from the Labor Department showed that hiring seesawed in October and November data showed that hiring gained by 64,000, with unemployment ticking up to 4.6%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Meanwhile, Chewy’s stock seesawed to a decline of 0.3% in recent afternoon trading.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
At other times, the 26-year-old charged with murdering the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare seesawed between pain and numbness in his lower back and genital area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
As the contest seesawed, each player acted the role of predator and prey.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The seesawing shift in ocean temperatures and winds forms across the tropical Pacific Ocean but can influence drought, floods, and other extremes thousands of miles away.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
What’s off about Patience is a seesawing set of symptoms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
After seesawing results for almost 24 hours, Caruso conceded the race to Bass on Wednesday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
A bit of seesawing is likely in the short term.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
Ambassador Rahel, unable to cope with seesawing changes in her life, had raveled herself like a sausage into the dirty airport curtain, and wouldn’t unravel.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
