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reversible

[ri-vur-suh-buhl] / rɪˈvɜr sə bəl /


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Torero warned the bottleneck in marine traffic since the conflict began on February 28 meant even if Hormuz were to reopen immediately "infrastructure damage is not fully reversible in the short term."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

But the reaction is also reversible: Add enough heat back to cement, and you can drive out the water and produce quicklime once more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The work, reported in the Cell Press journal Chem, describes a straightforward and reversible technique for building crystals that could support the creation of a new class of responsive, adaptable materials.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

For women, the most common effects are excess hair growth, acne and weight gain, which are usually reversible with reduction in dosage or discontinuation.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

These thoughts were as familiar to her, and as comforting, as the precise configuration of her knees, their matching but competing, symmetrical and reversible, look.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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