seesaw

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All this during a rather seesaw start of the year for Netflix investors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Now the seesaw is going in the other direction.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The opening “Waiting Around” is a solid distillation of his strengths, with attractive seesaw chords and a melody that lingers slightly behind the beat, conveying the uncertainty and contemplation of the lyrics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

To the 73 million Americans whose financial lives depend on the viability of Social Security, those first months were a seesaw of apprehension and rumor.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

Next, the water set off a lever attached to a wooden rain stick, nudging the rain stick to sway back and forth like a lazy seesaw.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser