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reversion

[ri-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / rɪˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
reversal
Synonyms


NOUN
return to a former state
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STRONG


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“While it is difficult to predict the exact timing of a steel price reversion from the currently elevated levels, for now we believe Sims remains a key beneficiary,” says RBC.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

There was still time for some curious changes and an all too familiar reversion to type at Fulham on the final day as the limp visitors suffered a 17th league defeat of the campaign.

From BBC May 27, 2026

Jones, who accurately predicted the 1987 stock-market crash, said the U.S. is far too “dependent on firm equity prices,” and sees a possible 35% crash in the next few years, based on mean reversion.

From MarketWatch May 4, 2026

Even if a cease-fire were penned today, it wouldn’t lead to a reversion to prewar prices.

From Barron's Apr. 6, 2026

“This way, with a reversion clause on the owl, someone would be hunting me.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Experts say these reversions, though disappointing, seem to be extremely rare, and the vaccine appears much more genetically stable than its predecessor.

From Science Magazine Mar. 22, 2023

She added that, of course, tactical reversions to the ancient and “primitive” were recurrent modernist tropes.

From The New Yorker Jul. 15, 2019

As Bob Dylan reversions a song for a compilation EP that turns classic tunes into same-sex wedding tracks, we look at how gender lyrics have evolved over the years.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2018

According to the figures, state officials had estimated that there would be $30 million in reversions, or temporary reductions, from state agencies for the year.

From Washington Post Sep. 3, 2015

In fine, dispensations, pardons, reservations and reversions, and appeals to the Holy See, were perpetual; the abuses, become excessive, wearied France in an especial manner.

From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois




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