U-turn
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The yen’s U-turn continued Monday in Asia, with the currency strengthening to a more than six-month high against the dollar as the greenback softened in holiday-thinned trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
They made a U-turn after hearing someone yell Tupac’s name and seeing the BMW he was traveling in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Since that retirement U-turn, Messi has played a further 94 times and scored another 70 goals for Argentina.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Palal alleges that's when Davis and the others in the Cadillac decided to make a U-turn and confront Shakur and Knight.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sara stopped several times to make sure she was following the directions properly, once making a U-turn only to spin around and head back in the original direction a few feet later.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Starmer won a landslide general election victory two years ago - but he began losing public support within weeks of arriving in Downing Street after a series of polcy mis-steps and U-turns.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Starmer, under pressure for months over policy U-turns and questions about his judgement, announced on June 22 that he was resigning after losing the support of Labour MPs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
There have been more than a dozen big U-turns.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
To visit by car, you’ve got to take the expressway south to an easy-to-miss exit and make two quick U-turns down to the riverbank.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
With every step, frantic golden arrows appeared beneath his feet, bending into U-turns on the floor.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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