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Recent Examples of up-and-down
He’s had an up-and-down season, and that continued in his first appearance since Jan. 15.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Between the cameras and the slow-speed, up-and-down Crawl Control feature that works like cruise control off road, anyone can go deep into the wilderness.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
But that consistency has been a bit too up-and-down throughout his career so far.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The jury is still out on whether the Bears made the right decision with Williams, who had an up-and-down season while fellow rookie Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 pick of Washington, was far and away the superior quarterback.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Between the cameras and the slow-speed, up-and-down Crawl Control feature that works like cruise control off road, anyone can go deep into the wilderness.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
But that consistency has been a bit too up-and-down throughout his career so far.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The jury is still out on whether the Bears made the right decision with Williams, who had an up-and-down season while fellow rookie Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 pick of Washington, was far and away the superior quarterback.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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