reversal

Example Sentences

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You could call this a startling reversal, given that Labour won an enormous parliamentary majority in the British general election less than two years ago.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

The reversal comes after an outcry by parents who warned that it would disrupt their children's studies.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

He warned that if stocks rise another 40%, total U.S. stock-market capitalization relative to GDP could climb to 300% or 350%, leaving the market exposed to a severe reversal.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Fiber-optic cables made by the company, which once manufactured lightbulbs for Thomas Edison, have become the preferred connectors for many hyperscalers, a reversal for a product that lost money for two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Explaining the reversal to the Associated Press, Ulbrickson broke cover, abandoned the dance of doom, and said simply what he believed in his heart about the sophomores.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown