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seesaw

[see-saw] / ˈsiˌsɔ /
VERB
move back and forth
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All this during a rather seesaw start of the year for Netflix investors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The 23-year-old struck in the 85th minute of a seesaw Premier League struggle in northeast England.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

“SIX Sevennnnnn,” they squeal with a palms-up, seesaw hand gesture that looks somewhere between juggling and melon handling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 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

In his relations with her he felt that he was riding a seesaw; never were they on a common level; either he or she was up in the air.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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