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oscillate

[os-uh-layt] / ˈɒs əˌleɪt /


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Another surprising feature of the proposed system is that the electrical current can oscillate without an externally applied voltage.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

He seems to oscillate between a collaborative and combative view.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

What funds like his appreciate, Feng says, is momentum persistence, whereas market environments where prices are choppy or oscillate in a narrow range are not helpful.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

“People oscillate between euphoria, depression, anger and hatred,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

It would oscillate through the earth and back, until eventually it settled down at the center.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

The laser's light oscillates at a particular frequency, providing a regular rhythm that can be used to measure time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, Brolin’s Bangley oscillates in personality from miserable bastard to laugh factory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Relative Strength Index, which oscillates between zero and 100, is a widely followed underlying technical indicator that measures the magnitude of recent gains against the magnitude of recent losses.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

No team in English soccer oscillates faster between a romp to certain glory and imminent collapse than Arsenal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

Good writing can flip the way the world is perceived, like the silhouette in psychology textbooks which oscillates between a goblet and two faces.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Its overall light field oscillated in the same direction, even though it contained photons of different colors traveling along many different paths.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Tech conglomerate SoftBank—a proxy for the AI trade—Advantest and Kioxia, to name a few, have oscillated sharply as market sentiment flits between euphoria over the technology’s long-term promise and pessimism over monetization and sky-high valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Culturally, hyper-machismo has oscillated from cool to lame to ironically cool and back again for decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Even though the stock-bond correlation has oscillated widely over the years, this ratio has remained remarkably constant — as you can see from the chart above.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

His rebellious spirit made him violate all the taboos and consequently he always oscillated between moods of intense elation and depression.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

Polarization describes the orientation of light's oscillating electric field.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Firms’ early websites were perfunctory hubs of partner and contact information, and seldom updated to move with the oscillating trends of the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

While Johnson’s elasticity as a performer is a bit more contentious, I’ve always found her choices fascinating — oscillating between rom-coms, superhero films and arthouse horror with the bat of a mascara’d eye.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Selic policy rate is 13.5% with inflation oscillating around 4.5%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

You can see this more clearly if you dip two oscillating pistons into a tub of water.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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