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- verb Present participle of
whipsaw .
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Examples
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BLOCK: And what explains that, do you think, that the whipsawing is happening this quickly?
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It’s the same kind of whipsawing that gets tax breaks for “job creation”.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Government Strongarm Tactics in the Chrysler Bankrupcy 2009
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Reversals galore, triumph chased by a sucker-punch of tragedy, whipsawing from humor to suspense, punctuated by singing (Mags!) and clogging (Boyd!)
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A mechanism to keep from whipsawing legislation by whoever is in power.
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There's potential, but the show seems to be treading an odd comic tightrope: spending the first 25 minutes of each episode snarky, then whipsawing to sweet for the final five.
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Europe's sovereign-debt crisis has battered Europe's economy and weighed on oil demand, roiling the currency markets and whipsawing energy markets.
Crude Settles Below $99 Dan Strumpf 2012
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These include boosting inflation and raising the fear that this fast-moving money can leave as quickly as it arrived, whipsawing markets and financial systems.
Easy Money Churns Emerging Markets Alex Frangos 2010
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This week was a whipsawing reminder of how much financial markets can be rattled when investors suddenly lose faith.
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Ms. Taylor was a whipsawing publicity machine through a life marked by serial marriages, near-death experiences, lawsuits, spells in recovery, and philanthropic and entrepreneurial success.
Film Legend Meshed Stardom With Her Roller-Coaster Life Stephen Miller 2011
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It was a whipsawing reversal of the 2006 election, which made history by giving Democrats control of the entire state legislature for the first time since the late 1800s.
Romney's Odd New Hampshire Odds Janet Hook 2012
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