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turn

noun as in walk, outing

noun as in scare

verb as in twist a body part

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From then on, however, his season started to turn.

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Stephen Colbert is already turning a major career shake-up into dramatic television fodder.

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As the vice-captain, she was vocal in the dressing room, an important part of Wiegman's leadership group and someone young players often turned to for advice.

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Chasing 233, the Proteas were on the ropes at 78-5, but their tail refused to throw in the towel, showing the same grit that saw them turn the tables on India in their previous outing.

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Torrential rains battered several Mexican states over several days last week, turning village streets into rivers, triggering landslides and sweeping away roads and bridges.

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