upended

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Upended benches, the versatile main stage properties that hold the character of Jesus captive, make him look as though he is in a phone booth calling heaven.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2022

Upended by the COVID-19 pandemic and enormous shifts in viewing behavior, Warner Bros. also has been undergoing a painful restructuring, which has resulted in hundreds of layoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2020

Upended cars, massive uprooted trees and splintered remains of homes littered the streets.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2020

Upended by a toxic combination of falling prices, intensifying labor disputes and the surging cost of ever-deeper exploration, the country’s largest producers are flailing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 1, 2015

November 24 A Search for Enduring, But Upended, Scientific Ideas A scholar sifts for examples of enduring scientific ideas that were shown, in the end, wrong.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2010