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make a U-turn



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He and other local car enthusiasts are pressing state lawmakers to make a U-turn during the 90-day legislative session starting next week in Annapolis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Google is the latest major company to make a U-turn on its diversity policies.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2025

I got out of bed and watched a car headed for a particularly watery part of the street make a U-turn, driving across a low concrete median instead of attempting to drive through it.

From Slate Sep. 29, 2023

Mr. Barkey argues that Mr. Erdogan will have no choice but to make a U-turn on policy by winter, when energy import costs rise and some debt payments are due.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2023

She drove past the store, and had to make a U-turn in the parking lot of an old apartment complex called the Lakes.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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