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turning (to)

verb

Definition of turning (to)

present participle of turn (to)

as in going (to)

to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage no need to turn to violence when we can talk things out peacefully

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consulting

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Roome, who was initially developing the drama with Featuristic, is consulting and working with Pope’s team throughout production, while Lauren Cowell is an EP.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2026
Spencer Platt | Getty Images International Business Machines shares plummeted 25% on Tuesday after the hardware, software and consulting provider released preliminary second-quarter results that fell short of expectations.

— Yun Li,CJ Haddad, CNBC, 14 July 2026

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