reversal

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The 2021 creation of Stellantis was supposed to be a reversal of fortunes for the Chrysler name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

After the labor market shed 92,000 jobs in February, many economists are banking on a reversal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And the role reversal — complete with uniform — doesn’t appear to have changed Lumalee’s outlook on life in any way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The stellar performance is a reversal for the dollar, which had been down 0.7% for the year before the start of the Iran war.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The last reversal was about 750,000 years ago.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson