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inversion

[in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
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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

Think of it more as an inversion, with a bottom-up view of its heroine Emma Harte’s life viewed through parallel timelines.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

To investigate the discrepancy, the team used a technique called inversion, which works backward from observed tsunami behavior to estimate the characteristics of the earthquake that generated it.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

We cannot pretend to understand what such causality inversion means.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

While past U.S. recessions occurred about a year after inversions, there have been “three notable false positives,” according to researchers at the Cleveland Fed.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Speeds will reach 50 mph, and the coaster will boast five inversions that will take guests upside down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

"When different cichlid species interbred, entire inversions can be passed between them -- bringing along key survival traits, like adaptations to specific environments, speeding up the process of evolution," said Blumer.

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

Inversions of major intervals are minor, and inversions of minor intervals are major.

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




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