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inversion

[in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
transposition
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If such an inversion is what’s at work—and it looks like it could be—it shows competition in chip supply is stronger than many thought.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

“We like our target for the S&P 500 index this year of 7,800-8,000,” Christopher said, adding that he isn’t expecting a completely flat yield curve, nor an inversion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Kris’ breakout movie was a high-concept inversion of “Psycho” told through the shower curtain’s POV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Think of it more as an inversion, with a bottom-up view of its heroine Emma Harte’s life viewed through parallel timelines.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Coming from the west, the Pacific trade winds hit the cold air from the Humboldt Current and are forced upward in a classic temperature inversion of the sort common in southern California.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Back at the Cleveland Fed, researchers focused on the yield-curve indicator point out that inversions preceded each of the past nine U.S. recessions, including the most recent one in March 2020.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The various inversions will include a barrel roll, a zero-g roll and an overbanked stall turn, hinting at a heavily twisted track that will create drifts and swinging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Pollution spikes are common in the city of nearly 400,000, especially during thermal inversions when a layer of warm air sits above a layer of cold air, trapping smog over the mountain-ringed city.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

The study also documented frequent inversions, where hatchlings flipped onto their backs while trying to scale the seaweed.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2025

In temperature inversions, air movement is inhibited—the cold air can't rise and the warm air doesn’t fall—which in turn inhibits rainfall.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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