upend
Example Sentences
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His classic “The Painter of Modern Life,” advocating for upending art’s sclerotic monotony, appeared in three profoundly influential installments of the Parisian newspaper Le Figaro.
From Los Angeles Times
The Food and Drug Administration will upend its approach to immunizations for respiratory illnesses, including flu vaccines, according to an email to staff from vaccines division director Dr. Vinay Prasad.
The funding freeze upended the university’s business model, suspending hundreds of scientific projects that included clinical trials with patients on lifesaving medicine and raising questions over how the institution could sustain that work.
A bill signed into law this past summer is upending some common year-end tax strategies.
Cartiglia said tariffs had upended her retirement plans and left her with a business she couldn’t sell.
From MarketWatch
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