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reverse

[ri-vurs] / rɪˈvɜrs /






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The reverse has been true whenever the spread rose above its average.

From MarketWatch 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

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

If this ice begins retreating quickly, the process can become difficult to stop or reverse.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

“I am always thinking of my daughter and the line of generations that will follow her. Humans have a great impact on the ocean. There is still time to reverse what we’ve done.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

During that time, its magnetic field reverses polarity, while the number of visible sunspots increases and then declines.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Ignoring those facts not only puts women at risk of injury or injustice; it reverses 50 years of advancement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

"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

Following the map he reverses back up the canal until he comes upon the Canal de Independencia, which he takes east.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

The deal comes after President Trump said earlier this month that he reversed his Strait of Hormuz tariff plan following talks with Middle Eastern countries to invest more in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

It's drawn international condemnation, but has shown little or no sign of being reversed.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Rapamycin reversed abnormal patterns of gene expression involving autism, epilepsy, and ion channel function.

From Science Daily 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

She smiled when I climbed into the car, and leaned toward me like she was going to hug me, but hesitated and reversed course when she saw the look on my face.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

In Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.3%, reversing an earlier fall as luxury stocks pared losses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker Mica departed Saudi Arabia's Jazan port on Monday afternoon and also headed south before reversing course.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The effect results in the typical east-to-west trade winds weakening or even sometimes reversing, allowing warmer water from the western Pacific to move eastward.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The Los Alamos team's quantum "demon" uses information about a quantum system's state and measurement results to produce similarly unusual behavior, effectively reversing the system's natural arrow of time.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

I’ve barely closed the door before Dad’s reversing down the driveway.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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