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revert

[ri-vurt] / rɪˈvɜrt /


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"People may revert to their prior behavioural patterns because the incentive payments are insufficient when the enthusiasm has waned," said Ferraro, an expert in human behaviour and public policy.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Or does he revert to Cunha, given there has been no indication Amad is ready to return.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

To begin the repair process, mature liver cells revert toward a fetal-like progenitor state.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

And while Boeing initially seemed chastened in its behavior, Kennedy said that after the MAX planes got approved, “they seemed to revert right back to their old ways.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

I stared at that last line, dated on the first day of school, urging it to change, to revert to its true form, because I knew I must have made it up.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

Whether the baseball team that calls Angel Stadium home reverts to its hometown name remains to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Normal overnight services will resume on Friday, when the department reverts back to an A&E.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

But he warms right up again when she reverts to Korean to assure him she can pay for the trouble he’s created.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

Otherwise, he reverts to various forms of industrial policy, such as requiring foreign companies to form partnerships with German firms as a cost of entry into the European market and the like.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 2, 2026

The laws governing inheritance are quite unknown; no one can say why...the child often reverts in certain characters to its grandfather....

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Trump additionally reverted the name of Denali, North America's highest peak, to its former moniker Mt.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Ferguson lost her courtesy royal divorcee title and reverted to her maiden name, and also lost the freedom of the city of York after councillors voted unanimously to remove the honour over the scandal.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The strategy bought the market at that point and held until the market reverted to that mean.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

For Friday’s U.S.–Australia match, the network reverted to full-screen ads.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

After a while, the conversation reverted to roora, the bride-prices that had been paid for various relatives.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Most of those don’t offer much electric range before reverting to the gas engine.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Verstappen's pace came despite Red Bull reverting to a standard rear wing while they refine the the 'flip-flop' or 'somersault' design that caused high-speed crashes for the Dutchman in the past two races.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Some analysts argue he’s now reverting to his true nature.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Gyllenhaal has done the latter, it seems, reverting to flattened characters who don’t require bold artistic leaps or personal attachment, and thus don’t cause heartbreak if a film underperforms.

From Salon May 27, 2026

“Well,” Ube said, his face reverting to its usual lightness, “if it’s knowledge y’all want, then you came to the right place.”

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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