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“There is also a real risk that talks break down and the conflict reverts to its previous state, or even escalates further, once the cease-fire window expires,” Hathorn wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Judges do not want to see reverts, where a trick has landed but the board is still spinning.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Even if everything reverts back to how we used to experience the app a week ago, the damage has been done.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

At the height of battle, some piece of advanced technology goes kablooey and a grizzled veteran reverts to boots-on-the-ground basics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Maybe this is the last "becoming American" move Didu needs to make before she reverts back to her old self.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins