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Even if a future leader wanted to reverse Trump's duties, revenue considerations will complicate the situation, Lipsky predicts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
A cordon has been placed either end of the bridge, which crosses the Thames next to the Houses of Parliament, and buses and coaches travelling on it were forced to reverse and find another route.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
If this ice begins retreating quickly, the process can become difficult to stop or reverse.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
“They were a real band that had a radio hit, and not a radio band reverse engineered,” the Get Up Kids’ Suptic said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Mundín writes out notes that he gives to the ambassador, who gives them to Tío Pepe, then we answer back by reverse method.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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"An opt-out scheme just reverses that default and makes us go through hoops to preserve it."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The move reverses Roberts’ purchase of NBCUniversal in 2011 — a bold bet that created a behemoth with popular programming and cable pipes to pump that content into consumer homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
This means retail investors have benefited from the semiconductor rally — however, they could see outsize losses if the trend reverses.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
"If these findings are confirmed in Phase III trials, we may finally be able to offer patients a targeted therapy that halts and potentially reverses liver damage before it progresses to life-threatening stages."
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
He grips the steering wheel and cranes his neck back while he reverses out.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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But the agency reversed itself on Sunday, saying the result was a false positive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
However, London, Paris and Frankfurt reversed early losses to push into positive territory in the morning.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
In exchange, it reversed its decision to remove the GST.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
At least five oil tankers inside or heading toward the Red Sea have reversed course, according to maritime intelligence company Windward.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
If the situation was reversed, Styx would stand by us.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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Oil prices took a dive into the red in early trading Monday, reversing an earlier sharp rally, after a report that a 10-day cease-fire proposal was made triggered a wave of selling.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Selling in the South Korean stock market eased in the afternoon, with the benchmark Kospi index reversing losses to trade 0.7% higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Our work suggests a new strategy for potentially doing that by preventing or reversing these surface rearrangements."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Rather than risk it, he stopped, put on his hazard lights and spent nearly an hour reversing half a mile before finding another route.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The area code was Massachusetts, probably Boston; I checked my watch and then dialed the number, reversing the charges to Dr. Roland’s office.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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