turn about

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The two bowlers got similar amounts of turn, about 2.8 degrees, though Leach got more drift – 1.56 degrees to 0.75 – and was much more accurate.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

The stolen financial information about those companies allowed Klyushin to turn a $2 million investment into nearly $21 million and the group as a whole to turn about $9 million into $93 million, prosecutors added.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

Federal regulations state animals must have “enough space to turn about normally while standing, to stand and sit erect, and to lie in a natural position,” and IATA’s guidelines are quite similar.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

A witness told police that the military truck ran a red light and hit the other driver’s vehicle as it was making a right turn about 5:25 a.m.,

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2017

He and Brother Luke shared Bayard, the horse, taking turn about, one riding, the other walking beside Robin.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli