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Kessler then went to work on the boards, grabbing an offensive rebound and scoring on a reverse layup while being fouled by Brook Lopez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Some Airbnb hosts aren’t happy, especially about the dirty dishes policy, and have started petitions to reverse the new policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Nearly 200 nations joined a historic call at that summit to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030, but governments have been slow to act on these pledges.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Their next European outing comes on 5 November as they host Besiktas, trying to reverse their continental woes.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
She kept waiting for all this to just stop, to wake up or for time to reverse or something.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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The vehicle reverses, crashing into a parked car, before pulling forwards.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
A mistranslation of that “hold” instruction as “adhere to your medication” dangerously reverses the meaning, while being similar enough that it might score decently.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
The strategy reverses a yearslong expansion of product selection to meet consumer demand for new colors, styles and sizes that was turbocharged by endless options available on e-commerce sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Hey, come here, piggy piggy, come here, baby,” he said in one TikTok video, his bike brakes squealing as he reverses direction to catch up with the pink, fuzzy fugitive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
We also know that it reverses itself every 500,000 years or so on average, though that average hides a huge degree of unpredictability.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Consumer sentiment in the U.K. tumbled at the fastest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic this month as mounting cost-of-living pressures reversed the bounce in optimism seen over the summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
However, the current coalition government, elected in June 2026, reversed this decision and decided not to proceed with the application on Friday.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Marseille authorities however reversed a decision to halt all public transport in the city on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The decision was subsequently reversed by a majority of parole board commissioners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Aging couldn’t be reversed, and there were accidents from which there was no return.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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For the full S&P 500, the forward P/E ratio has declined to 19, from 22.2 at the end of last year, reversing the rising trend over the previous three years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Although the work does not establish a treatment capable of reversing aging in people, it offers a laboratory model for investigating how cells regain youthful characteristics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
The division recorded operating income of $431 million for the quarter on revenue of $7.56 billion, reversing a $1.26 billion loss in the second quarter on $2.56 billion in revenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Brent briefly climbed above $105.50 a barrel overnight following attacks on Riyadh’s international airport before reversing gains, according to Saxo Bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The chase went on and on, sometimes reversing direction.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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