U-turn

When Japan's "symbol of affordability" Uniqlo decided to increase the price of its basic socks last month, it sparked a backlash before the clothing titan made an immediate U-turn.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

She has denied the move was a U-turn, and said the revised plans meant some 500,000 people already in the UK would now have to wait longer than five years to qualify for settlement.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Even so, it had no problem doing a U-turn by an out-of-the-way industrial park to get us heading north again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In December of that year, Officer Andy Ornelas, 27, was struck in Palmdale after a driver swung from the right shoulder to make a U-turn and ended up directly in his path.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

When she looked behind once again, she saw the car arc in a U-turn at the intersection.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Shortly after 4 p.m., the CHP said multiple drivers stuck in traffic were making U-turns to go the wrong way and exit off the on-ramp, according to the logs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Starmer, under pressure for months over policy U-turns and questions about his judgement, announced on June 22 that he was resigning after losing the support of Labour MPs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Already it has forced vessels to go dark, make sudden U-turns and rely on U.S. protection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Legislation to ban conversion practices was first promised in 2018, but was subject to several government U-turns and the resignation of the government's LGBT+ Advisory Panel.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

With every step, frantic golden arrows appeared beneath his feet, bending into U-turns on the floor.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova