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inversion

[in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
transposition
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Those were in late 1966, “a very flat curve in late 1998,” and the late 2022 to late 2024 inversion, they said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

“It’s also an inversion of a medieval mystery play where the Earth Mother is not benevolent. It’s also a fun, nifty stage thriller.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The research titled "The internal ice content of Timpanogos Rock Glacier, Utah, USA from 3-D Bayesian inversion of gravity data," was published Aug. 26 in the Journal of Geophysical Research.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

In the wake of the 1994 genocide, Alison Des Forges, then a senior adviser to Human Rights Watch, pointed to genocide inversion as a central means of justifying the genocide against the Tutsis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

For example, if the F sharps are written as G flats, or if the A's are sharp instead of natural, you have a different chord, not an inversion of the same chord.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Back at the Cleveland Fed, researchers focused on the yield-curve indicator point out that inversions preceded each of the past nine U.S. recessions, including the most recent one in March 2020.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is unique in that it is a 72 mph ride with vehicles created to rotate 360 degrees through multiple inversions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Chromosomal inversions do more than preserve helpful traits.

From Science Daily Apr. 1, 2026

Pollution spikes are common in the city, especially during thermal inversions when a layer of warm air sits above a layer of cold air, trapping smog over the city.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

In temperature inversions, air movement is inhibited—the cold air can't rise and the warm air doesn’t fall—which in turn inhibits rainfall.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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