U-turn
Example Sentences
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Interim head coach Michael Carrick has also suggested there will be no U-turn on Casemiro's future at Old Trafford.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Then he made a U-turn, pulled up near Palacios and called him over to his truck, Sadeh said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Oil fell and Asian equities rebounded Tuesday, making a sharp U-turn from the prior day after President Trump said the Iran war could soon be over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Oil prices made a decisive U-turn on Monday after President Donald Trump told a reporter that the Iran War could be over soon, swinging more than $25 in a matter of hours.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
A gleaming jet-black top-of-the-line Jaguar coupe performed a tread-melting illegal U-turn, much to the horror of the cab coming head-on.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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