as in reversals
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
more than one London newspaper accused the prime minister of doing an about-turn on the issue
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reversals
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Prepare for risk, reversals and regulatory shifts.—
Glenn Gonsalves,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Sudden reversals, judges warn, risk turning litigation into gamesmanship.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“About-turns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-turns. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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