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[turn] / tɜrn /
















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Asked if he wanted to lead Labour into the next election, he said that was what he wanted to do, but acknowledged: "I need to turn things around."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

“That, in turn, has started to lead to companies forming, and we’re now at the stage where we need to think about scaling those companies and getting them to stay in the U.K.,”

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

I once flushed a ptarmigan from Aleutian heather—here I’m reminded that these birds turn white when the snow flies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Henry of New Jersey’s Climate Revolution Action Network agrees and advocates for concerned citizens to turn out not just to the voting booth but to local council meetings.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Once when it was my turn at the air-hole, I saw in the moonlight trainmen carrying a length of twisted rail.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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