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employees regarded the latest turnabout as a sure sign that management hadn't a clue as to what it was doing
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Ukrainians have felt stunned by the Trump administration's turnabout on Ukraine.
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
That’s a turnabout for the governor, who had mentioned those communities last year and in other previous statements recognizing the shooting on June 12, 2016.
—Steven Lemongello, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025
The turnabout may have to do with the recent financial troubles at Tesla.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
This is a remarkable turnabout, but its roots lie in the vaunted deal that Ramaphosa helped make to end apartheid.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
That’s a turnabout for the governor, who had mentioned those communities last year and in other previous statements recognizing the shooting on June 12, 2016.
—Steven Lemongello, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025
The turnabout may have to do with the recent financial troubles at Tesla.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
This is a remarkable turnabout, but its roots lie in the vaunted deal that Ramaphosa helped make to end apartheid.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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“Turnabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnabout. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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turnabout
noun
turn·about
ˈtər-nə-ˌbau̇t 
: a change from one direction or one way of thinking or acting to the opposite
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