on a dime
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“I’m willing to change anything on a dime if I see an opportunity,” he told The Journal on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
From Champions League toe-pokes to swivelling on a dime in baggy blaugrana, the Ballon d'Or winner's very presence was enough to tune in for.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
The stock market’s day-to-day narrative can change on a dime, and this week’s theme of a pullback in precious metals and bitcoin continued early on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026
And though this is not an entirely unexpected plot twist, the film has plenty more up its sleeve, including the opportunity for Seyfried to, once again, turn on a dime.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
Equipped with reflexes much faster than those of the most quick-wired man, he swoops over as much as twenty-eight feet of earth in a single stride, and corners on a dime.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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