reversal
Example Sentences
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Its decision arrived just hours after the Supreme Court’s sixth reversal of the 5th Circuit so far this term, with several more likely to come—a humiliating record for the appeals court.
From Slate • Jun. 12, 2026
That marks the reversal of a 15-year period when company buybacks and mergers-and-acquisitions activity whittled down the actual number of shares out there to invest, giving stocks fuel to keep rising, said McElligott.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
This season has represented a stunning reversal of fortune for the Knicks who haven't been in the finals since 1999, when they lost to the Spurs.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Corporate spending fell 0.7% from the previous quarter—a reversal from the 0.3% increase estimated initially.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Even the names of the four Ministries by which we are governed exhibit a sort of impudence in their deliberate reversal of the facts.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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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