flip-flopping
Americannoun
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sudden, unexpected reversal of opinion, policy, etc., especially repeatedly.
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movement back and forth.
Example Sentences
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The two neighbours have long had a volatile relationship - flip-flopping from being friends to enemies.
From BBC
You write about companies flip-flopping on DEI and also the lack of women advancing in Wall Street.
Actually, my plan is to skateboard, but when Lou Ann sees me with my board under my arm, she comes flip-flopping after me.
From Literature
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"This sort of flip-flopping is, in my opinion, detrimental to that route that the industry seemed to be taking towards this idea of really putting consumer privacy at the forefront."
From BBC
"We lost a lot of public trust because of some of the flip-flopping advice."
From Salon
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