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inversion

[in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
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Allen, from what I can tell, was not advocating for social revolution, or a total inversion of the market economy, or the consecration of a Marxist state.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

"We discovered that, in some species, large chunks of DNA on five chromosomes are flipped -- a type of mutation called a chromosomal inversion," said senior author Hennes Svardal from the University of Antwerp.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The inversion, first flagged by the X account of Fiscal.ai, points to a change in how investors are viewing Microsoft and the other tech companies that are shelling out billions to build AI infrastructure.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

The inversion of an augmented interval is diminished and of a diminished interval is augmented.

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




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