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[ri-vurs] / rɪˈvɜrs /






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The summit has been reviewing progress since nearly 200 nations pledged in 2022 to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in a historic moment dubbed the 'Paris agreement for nature'.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Legislators have introduced proposals through the years, and policy advocacy groups and experts have written blueprints to reverse insolvency.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

McAllan said moving the channel online would "reverse progress in improving the visibility and representation of Scotland within the UK's broadcasting landscape".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

In fact, Kelly’s offense has done something even more improbable than reverse the Big Ten’s historic pecking order.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Turn back time by spinning the planet in reverse?

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

A mistranslation of that “hold” instruction as “adhere to your medication” dangerously reverses the meaning, while being similar enough that it might score decently.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some contend that Raman even reverses herself behind the scenes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The move had been widely anticipated and reverses his insistence he would not seek re-election, which the Slovenian initially outlined in February 2024.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Rather than collapsing into an infinite singularity, it reaches a very high but finite density and then reverses direction, expanding outward.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

He darts left, reverses himself and bounds to the right, and a limb catches him.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

It partially reversed the decision days later, keeping existing VR experiences running, but it highlighted how the company thought about its previous big bet on VR experiences.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Again, the RSI signals are warnings that need to be confirmed by price to indicate the uptrend has reversed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Treasury yields reversed early declines and rose, as markets awaitd tomorrow’s Fed decision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The adjustments the Mets asked him to make, he said, were “a little different” than the ones that reversed the course of his season with the Rays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Then Luke got back into the car, too fast, and turned the key and reversed.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Oil prices rose in the European morning, reversing earlier falls as traders watch diplomatic efforts to avoid a renewed escalation between the U.S. and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Although the work does not establish a treatment capable of reversing aging in people, it offers a laboratory model for investigating how cells regain youthful characteristics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

For the full S&P 500, the forward P/E ratio has declined to 19, from 22.2 at the end of last year, reversing the rising trend over the previous three years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The division recorded operating income of $431 million for the quarter on revenue of $7.56 billion, reversing a $1.26 billion loss in the second quarter on $2.56 billion in revenue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Mr. Curtain, meanwhile, zipped around to the rear of the Whisperer, reversing himself so that his back was to Reynie’s as he fitted the red helmet over his own head.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart


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