pendular
adjective
pen·du·lar
ˈpen-jə-lər 
ˈpen-dyə-,
-də-
: being or resembling the movement of a pendulum
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Even just maintaining the pendular equilibrium to conserve some manner of democratic regime will require those who oppose authoritarianism to boldly insist on political leaders who value democratic principles: fair elections, voting rights, civil liberties and rule of law.
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Jennifer Victor, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
By rejecting the political and economic tenets of the North American neighborhood, López Obrador is reviving views of Mexico as a country subject to pendular macroeconomic policy shifts and presidential whims, which produced crisis after crisis in the 1970s and 1980s.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2022
If Argentina can finally break the cycle of pendular moves in every presidential election, then moderation could pave the way to predictability and potentially growth.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 1 June 2022
The arc of every private moral sphere is in constant pendular motion.
—Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021
As such, prioritizing growth, employment and wages over inflation represents a pendular shift from the intense focus on price stability that began in the wake of the hyper-inflation of the 1970s.
—Tom Saler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2021
As many historians can attest, American presidential elections tend to be pendular; the country tires of the incumbent, the country’s mood then swings, and voters replace him with someone as unlike that person as possible.
—Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2019
Our pendular system already offers a way to apply small amounts of pressure with one foot for resulting tiny adjustments.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2018
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Jennifer Victor, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
By rejecting the political and economic tenets of the North American neighborhood, López Obrador is reviving views of Mexico as a country subject to pendular macroeconomic policy shifts and presidential whims, which produced crisis after crisis in the 1970s and 1980s.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2022
If Argentina can finally break the cycle of pendular moves in every presidential election, then moderation could pave the way to predictability and potentially growth.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 1 June 2022
The arc of every private moral sphere is in constant pendular motion.
—Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021
As such, prioritizing growth, employment and wages over inflation represents a pendular shift from the intense focus on price stability that began in the wake of the hyper-inflation of the 1970s.
—Tom Saler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2021
As many historians can attest, American presidential elections tend to be pendular; the country tires of the incumbent, the country’s mood then swings, and voters replace him with someone as unlike that person as possible.
—Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2019
Our pendular system already offers a way to apply small amounts of pressure with one foot for resulting tiny adjustments.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2018
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pendular
adjective
pen·du·lar
ˈpen-jə-lər, ˈpen-d(y)ə-
: characterized by or being regular rhythmic movement especially from side to side
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