upside-down
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The upside-down triangle was used to identify gay men in Nazi concentration camps.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Images broadcast by Turkish television showed the upside-down ferry in the water, with people wearing life vests atop its orange hull.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
“We’re living in this upside-down world where departments that were set up for one purpose are acting in a way that’s antithetical to the purpose of the department.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Next to an upside-down garbage can improbably sprouting legs and a head and tinnily broadcasting “God Bless America” is a figure group modeled on the famous image of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Although it was upside-down from where I was sitting, I recognized it.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
The music industry might be upside down in 2026, but one formula that has proved tried and true is the transition from studio to the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
But for these acclaimed chefs, extreme weather events and their habit of turning the kitchen upside down are nothing new.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The solution comes to Cartman in a dream, courtesy of Aunt Jemima: the food pyramid is upside down.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Artificial intelligence has turned software development at Microsoft upside down, and the changes reflect how technology is accelerating a wholesale reconsideration of the way the entire company functions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
I didn’t know how to explain to him that since Yakov’s death, the world had turned upside down, everything going topsy-turvy like a tumble down a rabbit hole.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
