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turnabout

[turn-uh-bout] / ˈtɜrn əˌbaʊt /


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U.S. use of Ukraine-tested innovations marks a turnabout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The company’s turnabout moved Goldman Sachs to raise the stock to a Buy from a Hold last week, while upping its price target to $80 from $64.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Having been preoccupied with saving a season, Skipper acknowledged being blissfully unaware of any narratives about who’s done what to spark his team’s turnabout.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

“This radical turnabout has never occurred,” Stark told The Times.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2025

You’d think a reasonable person would understand that turnabout is fair play, but you’d be surprised how quickly reason goes out the window when the bugs start spraying back.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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