up-and-down
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He said it has been an "up-and-down" season for Celtic but his team are still very much in the mix after their win at Fir Park.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
But after five up-and-down months with him, his players say they’re cool with Cronin, who has shaken off what feels like an annual wave of national criticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
McIlroy got up-and-down birdie from a bunker at 17 before he rolled in a 30-foot birdie putt from the fringe at the last.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
U.S. natural gas futures continued to trade in an up-and-down pattern after last week’s big selloff, settling higher with a slight cooldown in midday weather runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
The urgent, high-pitched flutter of cricket wings, the up-and-down melody of songbirds, the first who-whooo of an owl.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
