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turn

[turn] / tɜrn /
















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"Nothing indicates that lowering the age to 14 will turn the situation around," secretary general Maria Frisk said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Is there time to turn it around? I guess. But there’s also time for it to get worse — and that’s the way it seems to be heading.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The president of the United States is about to turn 80.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

A possible price war between OpenAI and Anthropic won’t help the big developers turn a profit any sooner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I couldn’t always say no—we had to take our turn to do weekend duties—and if I’m honest, the money helped.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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