seesaw
noun
a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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Experts expect that trading will be slow for the rest of the year, that stocks will seesaw in a narrow range.
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