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volte-faces

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plural of volte-face

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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Key Background Trump over the weekend walked back threats to launch major attacks on Iran, part of a pattern of reversals throughout the course of conflict.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Traders profit when prices jump up and down, and with his taste for cliffhangers, threats and policy reversals, Trump provides plenty of potentially market-moving content.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

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