back and forth
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On Thursday, US Vice-President JD Vance said negotiators were "going back and forth on a couple of language points", which include the "question of enrichment".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“It would be absurd to keep going back and forth with the whims of the weather,” Dan Waber, Rainbow Tomatoes Garden’s owner, told Salon Senior Food Editor, Ashlie D. Stevens in June 2025.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
The factions within the White House went back and forth for weeks before previewing it for industry executives earlier in the week.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
U.S. and Iranian negotiators are passing proposals back and forth as we speak.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
She’s been rocking back and forth in my reading chair, but now she leans all the way forward, and the whole thing tips.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
