into reverse

idiom

: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.

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The pressure on Trump escalated Wednesday after the release of a disappointing economic growth report, which showed a surge of imports driven by new tariffs throwing gross domestic product into reverse. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 3 May 2025 Trump blames Biden as US economy goes into reverse President pointed the finger of blame at former President after data showed the U.S. economy shrank for the first time in three years. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 As a result of President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs regime, economists across the ideological spectrum say the breadth and scope of the tariffs are likely to throw the US economy into reverse and harm Americans financially. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 1 May 2025 Miami Marlins: Two championships (1997, 2003) in 32 seasons — The then-Florida Marlins won the World Series in only their fifth season and repeated six years later, but that early franchise momentum braked and spun into reverse. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for into reverse

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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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