about-face

Example Sentences

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The FDA’s current position represents an about-face from where it stood months ago.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Kelly has done an even starker about-face on one of her favorite topics these days: trans issues, on which she used to be passably sympathetic.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

The about-face highlights the growing squeeze on fund managers who must balance mounting requests from clients who want out against the interests of investors left in the funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The about-face in oil prices quickly helped dampen a stock-market rally.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Within two years, however, Hall did an about-face and came to see the logic of treating the Icefall as a toll road.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer