reversal
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In something of a reversal, the governor recently ordered regulators to halt connecting data centers to the state’s power grid while projects undergo audits for such things as water and electric usage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The exquisite comic reversal of the Turkey episode was that, this time, he was no longer directing the tableau.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
They also helped researchers identify the abrupt changes linked to the Pacific reversal and the 2017 geomagnetic jerk.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Carlos Mino, 67, joined Thursday's protest to express opposition to the legislation, despite the government's reversal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Even the names of the four Ministries by which we are governed exhibit a sort of impudence in their deliberate reversal of the facts.
From "1984" by George Orwell
She says reversals are not routinely available on the NHS as there are strict criteria for having one.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Bringing the constraints of cultural anthropology back into biomolecular analysis allows other reversals to emerge.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Surging stocks can be vulnerable to sharp reversals, and crucial pillars of support for the rally remain in place, some analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Since 1992 the Korean market has had ten one-day reversals of 14% or more with the largest on record being the 12% drop on March 4 this year then followed by a 9% rebound.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
Obviously, that is no more than an average long-term trend, with innumerable shifts in either direction: 1,000 amalgamations for 999 reversals.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing reversal
Novel Study: Of Mice and Men, Chapters 1–3
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Literary Element: The Speech & Analyze Literature
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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