rise and fall
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Instead of a smooth rise and fall, the brightness repeatedly traced something resembling a triangle.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
To make sense of these claims, I reached out to Zeke Faux, the author of Number Go Up and a journalist who has been chronicling Bitcoin’s rise and fall and rise for years.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Home-builder stocks usually rise and fall in the opposite direction to mortgage rates, and mortgage rates are on the rise again this week.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jason Arday’s academic rise and fall set off a debate about whether he was a fantasist and plagiarist or victim of a racial witch hunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The colors rise and fall, shift and blend, in exactly the way the coals do.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
