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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
see-saw .
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Examples
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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
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The contract see-sawed around $100 throughout the day.
Crude Sinks on Economic Worries David Bird 2011
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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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