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• Each time his decision gate flip-flopped, the stress register escalated. —  Maverick, Isaac Asimov's Robots And Aliens -- Book 5
• Even though they all flopped, the very idea of walking into a corporate office and dropping one of these boogers on Mr. Show-Me's desk made it all worthwhile -- a guy's gotta have a hobby. —  The Real Frank Zappa Book
• From his experiments with the cat (once it had become sufficiently traumatized that it quit attempting to land on its feet), he knew that he'd be equally safe if he fell headfirst or belly-flopped, though he didn't have the nerve to try Carefully, he dialed the pot toward zero, until, gentle as a feather, he settled to earth. —  AnalogSFF,October2005
• But we also know he's flip-flopped here, thanks to McCain's effective negative campaign. —  Slugger O'Toole
• We must surmise that the Liberals 'private polling has been just as ugly given that they've flip-flopped on policy throughout the election campaign like a snapper trapped in a tin dinghy. —  newmatilda.com - Comments

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