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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James Cameron’s sublime Alien sequel is all about reversals.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Democrats have seized on the reversals as evidence that the cuts were hasty and wasteful.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“About-turns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-turns. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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