pendulum

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After that, the pendulum may swing Norrie's way, as Draper had impressive results during last year's European clay-court swing, including a run to the Madrid final and the quarter-finals in Rome.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The story of the labor market, which can sometimes resemble a pendulum, is more complicated.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

We can think of climate change as a pendulum: as it intensifies, it swings from one extreme to another, hot and cold and dry and wet.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

And since he’ll turn 27 before the Milano Cortina Olympic Games open in February, he may not be able to wait for the pendulum to swing back to have another chance at being an Olympian.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

The pendulum having failed, she went out to look for her by carriage, hoping that her instinct would guide her in her search, but that method also was unsuccessful.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende