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None of the interventions on its own was able to reverse the overall losses of biodiversity and carbon across the full study area.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Unite, which represents about 36,000 Barclays staff, is calling for the bank to reverse its decision.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
She had sent Gillespie an ultrasound image that Woodnick and his client say they discovered—through a reverse image search on Google—had been lifted from a Texas woman’s blog post about her own pregnancy loss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
When that relationship ends, however, the reverse happens, to a similar magnitude.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was almost like how Chess’s face had changed, except in reverse.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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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
If that backdrop reverses, business models built on refinancing ever-cheaper debt begin to look much more fragile, according to Clark.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ignoring those facts not only puts women at risk of injury or injustice; it reverses 50 years of advancement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"An opt-out scheme just reverses that default and makes us go through hoops to preserve it."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
He grips the steering wheel and cranes his neck back while he reverses out.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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In 2024, two High Court judges ruled that Quaye's treatment breached those safeguards - but the Court of Appeal later reversed that decision.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
A global rally in artificial intelligence-linked stocks stalled in early European trade, while oil prices reversed course to fall on rising hopes for a diplomatic settlement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
However, a lower calculated biological age does not necessarily mean that the aging process itself has been permanently reversed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, the situation is almost exactly reversed regarding bonds, where a net 48% are underinvested.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
It feels all wrong, like gravity has reversed, or I’m in a dream.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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The stock was rising 1.1% in recent midday trading on Tuesday toward an 11-month high, reversing an earlier loss of as much as 1.5% seen just after the opening bell.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
“The counterargument is that a return to diplomacy would reduce the risk of further monetary tightening and support risk appetite, reversing the USD’s gains,” DBS says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Winning in the playoffs would go a long way to reversing that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Because there are currently no effective treatments capable of preventing or reversing most forms of dementia, researchers are increasingly focused on identifying factors that could reduce the likelihood of developing the condition.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Looking back, I think it was then that I quietly began to let go of the idea that there was any reversing his course, that he'd ever belong solely to me and the girls.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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