back and forth
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To maximize overall deductions, some taxpayers will find it pays to switch back and forth from standard to itemized in different years, and to “bunch” deductions into years when they’re itemizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Astronomers can use these changes to search for planets because an orbiting planet's gravity causes its host star to move slightly back and forth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Do you and your friends discuss your savings, debt and salary, or do you just complain about how expensive brunch has gotten and send the same $20 back and forth to each other on Venmo?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
"I kept going back and forth to the GP... I went quite a number of times because it was affecting me going into lectures and things because I was exhausted."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
And so we find Major Puff, marching back and forth, back and forth, behind a hillock and out of sight of Duane and Handsome, who will soon cross the river.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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