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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

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

Sunday was more or less a rerun of every Heinicke performance, yo-yoing between massive miscues and inexplicable brilliance, which means coaches will have to look at the margins for improvement.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022

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

From The Pickwick Papers by Dickens, Charles