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yo-yoing

  • present participle
    of yo-yo.
    yo-yo
    noun
    a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.

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But worries eased and stock indexes recovered—with investors appearing more than happy to take the latest yo-yoing update on trade in stride, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

Oprah Winfrey says she uses GLP-1 as a tool, along with exercise and healthy eating, to stop herself "yo-yoing" with her weight.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

After sinking from Wednesday night into Thursday, they jumped immediately after the report’s release but then began yo-yoing.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

CONGRESS, Ariz. — The hands are in constant motion, yo-yoing the wheel left, right, left in small corrections and full turns.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

And amidst the yo-yoing of the whole four, the chaise stopped.

From The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens