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reversal

[ri-vur-suhl] / rɪˈvɜr səl /


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Most SSW events tend to occur from mid-winter but we are currently witnessing a dramatic weakening of the strong winds with some forecasts even showing a reversal of the polar vortex winds by mid-November.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The breakup is a stunning reversal of a strategy that the company originally said would reduce healthcare costs and improve care by uniting insurance with its legacy retail pharmacy business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Worries about a Hinojosa victory may have contributed to tech’s big intraday reversal on Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday, a stunning reversal just two days before Michigan voters decide one of the country’s closely watched Senate races.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

After more than fifty years of nearly complete deference to Southern states and noninterference in their racial affairs, Brown suggested a reversal in course.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Comparing these records with known magnetic reversals showed that the deposits formed during the Matuyama Chron, a period that began more than two million years ago.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The process to terminate controllers can be lengthy and result in lighter punishments or reversals, as has happened in some cases this year, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

NDR also highlighted one of the market’s biggest reversals this year.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

She says reversals are not routinely available on the NHS as there are strict criteria for having one.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Obviously, that is no more than an average long-term trend, with innumerable shifts in either direction: 1,000 amalgamations for 999 reversals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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