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Meanwhile, our Journal colleagues Gina Heeb and Ben Glickman report that EverBank Financial has agreed to a reverse merger, laying a path for the bank’s private-equity owners to eventually exit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Despite the striking 695 billion-ton increase, the researchers emphasize that the event was temporary and does not reverse the long-term decline of the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Sharma is betting these changes can reverse its fortunes despite concerns over its subscription strategy and rising AI-related costs.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
It also said no early action was taken to reduce speed and avoid a collision, such as stopping the engine or putting the ship into reverse.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
In my mind, I’ll just reverse the flight path.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
If that backdrop reverses, business models built on refinancing ever-cheaper debt begin to look much more fragile, according to Clark.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
During that time, its magnetic field reverses polarity, while the number of visible sunspots increases and then declines.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the central display cases, the traffic between home and the front reverses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"An opt-out scheme just reverses that default and makes us go through hoops to preserve it."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Then slowly reverses and zigzags its way back up the hill.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Scotland's ranking in the latest Pisa international education study, external did not change significantly between 2022 and 2025 but a long-term decline in reading standards has not been reversed.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The volatility index then declined as dollar-won and semiconductor stocks reversed course.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Is it a sight of pure, inhumane evil, or do their blank expressions merely reflect a corruption that can still be reversed?
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
In experiments with aged mice, researchers found that dietary supplements containing compounds associated with Ascidiacea, commonly known as sea squirts, reversed several signs linked to aging.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The reason for this reversed order might be obvious.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
This headwind is now reversing as alternative crude procurement has restored utilization, the U.S. bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Winning in the playoffs would go a long way to reversing that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Removing EP2 restored the macrophages' ability to dispose of neutrophils, reversing the disruption caused by PGE2.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Messi, who is Argentina's appearances record holder with 207 caps, first retired from international football in 2016 before reversing his decision.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The newlyweds were in the Rolls, Marshall at the wheel, reversing in order to turn round.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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