turn around
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“And then they turn around and weaponized” it against Cancino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Either Florance and his team turn around the residential side of the business, or they drop it and losses disappear, then perhaps buy back stock.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“It costs too much to build housing to turn around and rent it to households who are low-income households,” Schwartz said, “unless you have some sort of incentive like the housing credit.”
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
She and aides had made it as far as North Carolina when U.S. officials asked her to turn around, and she did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
And it was Khrushchev who had ordered his ships to turn around.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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