back and forth

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The fourth quarter went back-and-forth before the Suns built a 12-point lead with 6:28 left.

From Los Angeles Times

The back-and-forth rumbled on, Wardley grinning as the volume increased.

From BBC

The game went back-and-forth most of the fourth quarter, each play more important than the previous one, each moment more intense, each possession more meaningful for both teams.

From Los Angeles Times

In a recent interview with the BBC, Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos declined to say whether the company was prepared to engage in a bidding war, calling the back-and-forth "part of the process".

From BBC

But they trailed by the end of the first quarter, setting the tone for a fiercely contested back-and-forth game.

From Barron's