reversal
Example Sentences
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That’s not a policy reversal but a supply stopgap as Asia grapples with the loss of liquified natural gas from Qatar, its main source of LNG.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
This season has represented a stunning reversal of fortunes for the Knicks after decades as one of the worst teams in the league.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s a reversal from two years ago when the Golden State had the pole position.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Whatever the sound, a sudden reversal of stocks’ furious rally of the past two months does seem to be sending signals, along with ones from credit, currencies, and commodities.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Embedded in the history of the gene is “the quest for eternal youth, the Faustian myth of abrupt reversal of fortune, and our own century’s flirtation with the perfectibility of man.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing reversal
Novel Study: Of Mice and Men, Chapters 1–3
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Literary Element: The Speech & Analyze Literature
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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