flipping

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The mechanics of normalization in the oil market are complex, since resuming global oil flows is less like flipping a switch than rebuilding an ecosystem completely disrupted by the war.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

In the 1970s and 1980s, teen employment routinely topped 50%, as bagging groceries, flipping burgers and lifeguarding were considered a rite of passage for young Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Uleer wrote that “the ‘sell in May’ strategy offers no greater certainty of success than flipping a coin.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Across the way, skateboarders do their thing on the Neighbors Skate Shop ramp, flipping and flexing, making sculptures out of their bodies in midair, while others double-dutch or Hula-Hoop in exacting harmony.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Becky squealed, flipping back her long black hair, this time showing off dangling earrings.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas