inversion

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What’s happened in tech media the past few years has been an inversion of that old principle often attributed to William Randolph Hearst.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

He says that men should watch out for lumps, pain, discomfort or nipple inversion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

When they arrive, Mr. Driver’s character brings in a box of groceries for his dad, signaling the inversion of who cares for whom—or tries to, anyway—that tends to come with time for parents and children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Each inversion increased the amount of time the young turtles remained exposed on the beach, raising the risk of predation and heat-related stress.

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

The inversion of a major interval is minor, and of a minor interval is major.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones