reversal
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Most SSW events tend to occur from mid-winter but we are currently witnessing a dramatic weakening of the strong winds with some forecasts even showing a reversal of the polar vortex winds by mid-November.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The key question is whether the election outcome changes the broader macro environment enough to trigger a reversal in gold or simply adds another layer of uncertainty to an already volatile investment environment, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday, a stunning reversal just two days before Michigan voters decide one of the country’s closely watched Senate races.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
"If they lift the ban, it would be a way out for the government," Mansfield added, while noting there was currently "no sign" of the ban's reversal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 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
Comparing these records with known magnetic reversals showed that the deposits formed during the Matuyama Chron, a period that began more than two million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Most of the products a family may look at are labeled as “child protection,” and that brings home the role reversals involved in parenting your parents.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Saramago captures the rambling reversals of Senhor José’s thoughts with an unconventional prose style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
NDR also highlighted one of the market’s biggest reversals this year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 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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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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