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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of see-saw.

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Examples

  • Both contracts see-sawed Monday, as concerns about a coming vote in Greece on additional austerity measures kept global markets on edge.

    Brent Crude (Up) and Nymex (Down) Part Ways Dan Strumpf 2011

  • The contract see-sawed around $100 throughout the day.

    Crude Sinks on Economic Worries David Bird 2011

  • In the ensuing days, Mr. Scaglione would be called on to ensure the company's liquidity as the lending environment grew murky and the stock market see-sawed.

    Corporate Treasurers Take Turn in Spotlight 2011

  • In the mostly rebel-held east of the country, fighting has see-sawed between the town of Ajdabiyah and the oil port of Brega.

    Gaddafi seeks Islamist allies, rebels nab fuel tanker Reuters 2011

  • Casino and Carrefour's share prices have see-sawed in the weeks since the merger proposal was unveiled last month.

    Groupe Casino Rejects Carrefour Deal in Brazil Christina Passariello 2011

  • Futures have see-sawed for the last four sessions, swinging between $4.20 and $4.40 a million British thermal units.

    Warm-Weather Forecasts Spur Natural-Gas Futures Dan Strumpf 2011

  • For the next few innings, control see-sawed between Yonesaki and the team from Setamai Middle School in the neighboring town of Sumita.

    Baseball Helps Japanese Town Heal Gordon Fairclough 2011

  • Ko Sasaki for The Wall Street Journal Control of the game see-sawed between Yonesaki and Setamai, but in the bottom of the sixth, things fell apart.

    Japan's Field of Dreams 2011

  • NEW YORK—Oil prices see-sawed before finishing the day flat, falling on worries about European debt but rising with U.S. equities.

    Crude Settles Flat Christian Berthelsen 2011

  • Only days ago, a telltale sign of a potential upset emerged when the bookmakers shifted the odds to favor Little Brother Ed. In the event, the lead see-sawed back and forth, but with the backing of the trade unions Ed Miliband won on the fourth ballot by a slender but palpable margin over his elder sibling.

    Michael Carmichael: Insurgent Ed Miliband Ends the New Labour Era Michael Carmichael 2010

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