pendulum
noun
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Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The pendulum swung too far, and it’s swung back only a little.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Pendulum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pendulum. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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pendulum
noun
from scientific Latin pendulum "something suspended so as to swing freely," from Latin pendulus "suspended," from pendēre "to hang" — related to depend, perpendicular
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