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U-turn

[yoo-turn] / ˈyuˌtɜrn /


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On Tuesday, the rapid-fire recovery of Samsung and SK Hynix shares sent South Korea's Kospi 6.8% higher to 5288.08--a sharp U-turn from the index's 5.3% drop a day earlier.

From MarketWatch

While Darling refused to cave, he did recall that a number of bankers rang him up with what seemed like a script to complain about the bonus tax, urging a U-turn.

From BBC

I do a U-turn and hit the gas.

From Literature

It’s too early to know if this is a U-turn or a traffic delay for Europe’s green policies.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Thursday’s trading, the index lost as much as 0.3%, briefly took a U-turn to trade higher, and then fell once again by 0.2% during the New York afternoon.

From MarketWatch