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turn around

Idioms  
  1. Reverse the direction or course of something or someone, as in He has a way of turning around a failing business, or If someone doesn't turn him around he's headed for trouble. [Late 1800s]


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But professional football is anything but normal, and waiting out the market turned out to be precisely how Las Vegas would turn around its woebegone football team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The picture could turn around for banks, which have struggled lately.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

China will offer subsidies on interest costs for eligible first-home mortgages as Beijing attempts to revive home sales and turn around the years-long slump in the property sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Their receivers run to a spot, stop and turn around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

She started to turn around, already beginning to debate with herself about whether she should report this information to Monique.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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