yo-yo
Example Sentences
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Wild swings in individual stocks and assets still managed to bleed into the major U.S. equity indexes, with all three snapping back and forth like a yo-yo.
From MarketWatch
“I could have it go up or go down like a yo-yo,” he said, but added that it should just “seek its own level” on foreign exchange markets, “which is the fair thing to do.”
From Barron's
Attacks on Federal Reserve independence, yo-yo tariffs and unpredictable foreign policy had already pushed the greenback close to a multiyear low.
Sometimes I'm up and down like a yo-yo.
From BBC
When she started using the injectable, Winfrey told People she welcomed the arrival of a tool to help her get away from the yo-yo path she’d been on for decades.
From Los Angeles Times
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