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Gladiators star Jamie Christian-Johal - who appears as Giant on the BBC show - has announced he is reverting to his former surname of Bigg.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

Galveston, Texas, is reverting to fireworks after using drones in 2022.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Now, when the thirst is greatest and still growing, the region is reverting to its former aridity, exacerbated by higher temperatures caused by global industrialization.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2023

But he added: “The general marketplace is reverting back to their old ways — meaning looking to buy product from China.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2022

The rule of Realism is becoming so despotic that the story of adventure is reverting more and more to that shape which lends itself most completely to life-like narrative, the shape of a Memoir.

From Studies in Literature and History by Miller, John O.