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reverses

  • plural
    of reverse.
    reverse
    adjective
    opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character.
  • present tense form
    of reverse (3rd person singular).
    reverse
    adjective
    opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character.

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This weakens or even reverses the vortex's west-to-east winds, which can split it apart and cause it to spill southward.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The expansion was analogous to the Big Bang, while the contraction resembled a Big Crunch, a hypothetical fate of the universe in which cosmic expansion eventually reverses and everything collapses inward.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Michael Hartnett made the call in his weekly “flow show” research note published Friday, and it reverses the prescient recommendation he made almost a year ago.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Some contend that Raman even reverses herself behind the scenes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Daisy March—father a colonel in the army—one of our first families, but reverses of fortune, you know; intimate friends of the Laurences; sweet creature, I assure you; my Ned is quite wild about her.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott