reversal
Example Sentences
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Optical stocks had been on a hot streak recently, but are showing a sharp reversal Thursday after underwhelming results from networking company Ciena.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The trend is a reversal of an old pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
But when market speculation overtakes a stock’s actual fundamentals, the risks of a sharp—and painful—stock reversal become even greater.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Dismayed at the policy reversal, she left the ATF last spring, after 21 years, and joined Everytown, the gun-safety group founded by Michael Bloomberg.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
He did not know that this day, after enduring more than a week of bad news, he would enjoy a stunning reversal of fortune.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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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