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overturn

[oh-ver-turn, oh-ver-turn] / ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn, ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrn /


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Simonsig is also rated at miserly odds to beat his closest rival, Overturn, in Tuesday's Arkle.

From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2013

Overturn is likely to have one more run before Cheltenham, although McCain would be happy to go straight to the Festival if necessary.

From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2013

In the National Hunt action at Sandown, Overturn led all the way to win the Beginners' Chase.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2012

His aim, in four lectures at the London School of Economics: Overturn the theories of John Maynard Keynes, and prove that recessions were not caused by a lack of desire from customers to buy goods.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 7, 2011

Urged by despair and by hope, what can Drudgery do, but rise, as predicted, and produce the General Overturn?

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas




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