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Gyllenhaal has done the latter, it seems, reverting to flattened characters who don’t require bold artistic leaps or personal attachment, and thus don’t cause heartbreak if a film underperforms.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Political consultant Steve Maviglio filed an application Friday with state officials that seeks to alter California’s voting system by reverting to a traditional primary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The yield has since fallen to 4.15% Tuesday, reverting to the 4.1% to 4.2% range it had been in for weeks ahead of the White House announcement.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Maersk said it has contingency plans in place should the security situation deteriorate, which may necessitate reverting individual sailings or the wider service back to the Cape of Good Hope route.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The heat and the manual work had even given him a pretext for reverting to shorts and an open shirt in the evenings.

From "1984" by George Orwell