peaks and valleys
plural noun
: high and low periods
There are peaks and valleys in electricity usage throughout the year.
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And, despite some peaks and valleys, consistent it’s remained — that $900-plus share price came with a market cap of $860 billion, not far off from today’s $822.69 billion.
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Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 July 2024
The dual Hollywood strikes of 2023 also dealt a serious blow to Candle.
Mayer, who experienced a number of peaks and valleys (though mostly the former) during his run at Disney, is not sounding any alarms.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 July 2024
Statisticians have shown that the peaks and valleys of excess mortality during the pandemic coincide almost exactly with the emergence and peaks of Delta, Omicron and other variants of concern, indicating that excess deaths are almost certainly the result of COVID, not the COVID vaccines.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Careers have their peaks and valleys, and motherhood has its peaks and valleys.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 June 2024
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Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 July 2024
The dual Hollywood strikes of 2023 also dealt a serious blow to Candle.
Mayer, who experienced a number of peaks and valleys (though mostly the former) during his run at Disney, is not sounding any alarms.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 July 2024
Statisticians have shown that the peaks and valleys of excess mortality during the pandemic coincide almost exactly with the emergence and peaks of Delta, Omicron and other variants of concern, indicating that excess deaths are almost certainly the result of COVID, not the COVID vaccines.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Careers have their peaks and valleys, and motherhood has its peaks and valleys.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 June 2024
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