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In a reverse from the 1990s, "no-one here has to leave to get on in life", Burnham told me.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

It asks what happens when a sprinkler operates in reverse, pulling water into its arms instead of forcing water outward.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

In November, Massachusetts voters will vote on a ballot initiative to reverse the state’s legalization of recreational sales, though it would still permit personal possession of small amounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

In the course of a whirlwind four weeks, every wing of the parliamentary Labour Party has anointed him as the only person able to reverse their electoral predicament.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Stanton believed that the Lincoln and Seward assassinations had exposed a Confederate plot to kill the leaders of the national government in an attempt to reverse the results of the Civil War.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

The move reverses Roberts’ purchase of NBCUniversal in 2011 — a bold bet that created a behemoth with popular programming and cable pipes to pump that content into consumer homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Princeton reverses its choice to divest from fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

This means retail investors have benefited from the semiconductor rally — however, they could see outsize losses if the trend reverses.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

While Knight played a series of sweeps and reverses, Capsey, who looks fitter and more composed in 2026, targeted the straight boundaries with power.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

“The point which must be clearly understood is that the struggle is not over, and negotiations themselves are a theater of struggle, subject to advances and reverses as any other form of struggle.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The collapse of the June deal to end the fighting has reversed economic relief for Iran, putting the squeeze on households already buying groceries on credit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

But those gains were sharply reversed last month, and losses have continued this month.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

In life she may have played second fiddle to the flamboyant Rivera, but time has reversed the artistic hierarchy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

The report noted that several companies that previously banned their technology from military uses have "gradually reversed course," including Anthropic, which the report criticized for having "questionable military engagements."

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

It feels all wrong, like gravity has reversed, or I’m in a dream.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

This intergenerational compact is now reversing because of an aging population and declining birthrate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Rather than risk it, he stopped, put on his hazard lights and spent nearly an hour reversing half a mile before finding another route.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

The Los Alamos team's quantum "demon" uses information about a quantum system's state and measurement results to produce similarly unusual behavior, effectively reversing the system's natural arrow of time.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

In “Fairview,” Jackie Sibblies Drury theatricalizes the experience of the white gaze, ultimately reversing the comfortable position white theater audiences have traditionally held.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

I went downstairs to my old friend the pay phone and called the number of Francis’s mother’s apartment in Boston, reversing the charges to my father.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt