about-face
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The about-face is a sign of how markets have become more treacherous for investors, even as indexes keep climbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, who had previously advocated against any type of slowdown and accused Anthropic of fear marketing, has made an about-face after the OpenAI-Hugging Face hacking incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The company offered no real reason for the about-face, other than a public statement declaring in part, “We believe that Artificial will be better served if it were released by a different studio.”
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
In an apparent about-face, Strategy disclosed on Monday a bitcoin monetization program that could include selling the cryptocurrency to build up its U.S. dollar reserves, as well as fund repurchases of common stock.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
“But this is such a complete about-face, Melissa! I mean...”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
But it wasn’t long before Musk abruptly about-faced and effectively banned the student from X, accusing Sweeney of endangering his personal safety.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
"They know who it is?" asked Slaight, who had about-faced and was marching next to the guy who had whispered the news.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023
But then Washington about-faced, easing banking restrictions for six months to allow earthquake relief to flow freely to Syria.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
But the Supreme Court about-faced, ruling 5-4 in the 1871 cases Knox v.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2020
The men quit, gestured obscenely, about-faced, swayed leisurely back to their van, started it up, and drove out of the gorge.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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