Example Sentences

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An inversion in the yield curve is considered to be a reliable predictor of a recession, though at times they have inverted without a recession following.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2022

Particularly with the TV platforms, they have inverted the relationship between the consumer, their money, and who owns the interface.

From The Verge • Apr. 20, 2021

Treasury took several actions in September 2014 to reduce the tax benefits available to companies that have inverted, while also making new inversions more difficult to do and less potentially rewarding.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2015

The Treasury Department announced new rules, effective immediately, that will reduce the tax benefits available to companies that have inverted, while also making new inversions more difficult to do and less potentially rewarding.

From Reuters • Sep. 23, 2014

Bobus and I have inverted the laws of nature.

From Sydney Smith by Russell, George William Erskine