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volte face

[volt-fahs, vohlt-, vawltuh-fas] / vɒltˈfɑs, voʊlt-, vɔltəˈfas /


volte-face




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Although the headlines were dominated by Saylor’s apparent volte face, the bulk of Saylor’s commentary was as bullish as investors have come to expect.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Beyond this, the reasons for the timing of the government's volte face are speculative.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

She is deeply caring of her mother but retains a wariness around her—hints of buried wounds—that helps explain her apparent volte face.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

U-turns are clearly in the air this week, with Elon Musk's volte face on buying Twitter on Tuesday following Britain's top rate tax cut reversal and this week's new-quarter relief bounce in stock markets.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2022

It was not a volte face of character: that did not change.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner




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