as in volte-faces
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a selling method in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced product but then is encouraged to buy a more expensive one
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Pack a beach tote that’s big enough to fit a book, sun hat, flip-flops, and a cover-up.—
Natalie Hammond,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026 -
The song begins as a familiar Mustard piano-and-fingersnaps ballad, as Mai flip-flops between icing her lover out and wanting to hold him close.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the end, Spurs have gone for Tudor, out of work since being sacked by Juventus in October, with a strong record of short-term turnarounds.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images To reach the Super Bowl, the Patriots engineered one of the biggest turnarounds in NFL history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The video then about-faces towards a utopia where people have toed the left-wing climate change line and saved the planet.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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As Alexandra Plakias has noted, philosophical about-faces should not scandalize us; they should be honored.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Annual renunciations surged to a record high of 6,705 in 2020, with numbers remaining elevated ever since, according to immigration services company Boundless.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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There were significant tactical market peaks in January or February in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2025, all of them involving momentum reversals and forced rotations as an aggravating factor.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Health experts say Kennedy has made sweeping reversals on these statements.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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The post marks a significant shift from the President’s past disavowals of the unpopular right-wing policy blueprint, which was created by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation ahead of the 2024 election.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the new wave of disavowals represents the latest sign that the conflict, which has killed thousands of Palestinians, has become polarizing within the mainstream of the party.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Bait and switches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bait%20and%20switches. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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