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We think the answer is "EXCHANGES" which means:

noun
• • Chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
• • A mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
• • The act of changing one thing for another thing
• • The act of giving something in return for something received
• • A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
• • A workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
• • (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
• • Reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
• • The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
• • (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
• • (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
verb
• • Give to, and receive from, one another
• • Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
• • Change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
• • Hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
• • Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
• • Exchange a penalty for a less severe one

An example sentence would be:

• • "The stock market experienced a series of volatile exchanges throughout the day."
• • "There were heated exchanges between the two politicians during the debate."

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