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turnabout

[turn-uh-bout] / ˈtɜrn əˌbaʊt /


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Why he makes sense: Turnabout could be fair play if the Bruins snag the Ohio State assistant who held the Buckeyes’ offensive coordinator title last season even though he didn’t call plays.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2024

“You’ve probably seen that famous photo of Albert Einstein holding a marionette of himself. That was a marionette that those guys made at the Turnabout Theater.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Turnabout may be fair play, but it’s foul morality.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2017

Turnabout is fair play, naturally, but this righteous backlash obscures something much more potent: how strong modern female country music has been lately.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2015

Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.

From No Hiding Place by Smith, Richard R.




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