reversion

Example Sentences

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Even if this proves to be the exception, a near-term reversion to prewar oil prices sounds like a pipe dream.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Despite his recent affect, the secretary may be banking on a reversion to a more normal style of politics once Trump passes from the scene.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“It’s my technical view that ‘softs’ should be the next area to rise to show mean reversion to recent strength within the metals and energy complex,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

I would add another reversion to the mean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

This was, in other words, an adaptation of his atmospheric steam engine, or rather a reversion to his earlier plan for a wind-gun powered by atmospheric pressure.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton