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reversed

  • past participle
    of reverse.
    reverse
    adjective
    opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character.
  • past tense form
    of reverse.
    reverse
    adjective
    opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character.

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In April, the centers announced they would eliminate providing diapers, formula and meals — but reversed the decision amid objections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

During a two-day hearing at the High Court earlier this week, barristers for the MoJ said the Parole Board had failed to assess Razzell's risk properly and called for the decision to be reversed.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

A transit occurs when the situation is reversed, and a smaller-appearing object moves across the face of a larger-appearing object.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Leaders after Zhu, notably President Hu Jintao, reversed some of Zhu’s reforms, especially on state-owned enterprises, and ended the free-market drive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Two decades later, in Batson, the Supreme Court reversed course, a nod to the newly minted public consensus that explicit race discrimination is an affront to American values.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander