reversion

Example Sentences

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"Reversion ... is likely off the table," said Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM, a U.S. based consulting firm.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2022

During the Great Reversion, however, they were disproportionately the ones being displaced.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2021

Reversion to the mean can explain why the Chicago Cubs always seem to pay huge salaries for free agents who subsequently disappoint fans like me.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2013

Reversion to the norm is a mighty powerful force.

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2012

Reversion means the falling back or returning to another type, and the word itself expresses the idea that this latter type is the form from which the variety has arisen.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de