as in reversals
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
the novelist's unexpected volte-face from experimentalism to traditional narrative form
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reversals
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To the contrary, though the film is frequently funny, Brewer takes their ambitions and reversals seriously.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026 -
This is the state shifting the financial burden of its own delays and reversals onto the very organizations tasked with delivering public services.—
Kristin Brown,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Volte-faces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volte-faces. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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