turn around
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Privately, longtime insiders at CBS News say the division has struggled for years to find ways to financially turn around its radio business.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
They take our data, our time and our attention, and then turn around and monetize it, selling it for profit to ensure that we continue to fund their wives’ frivolous trips into space.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
"There would be little point in settling several significant claims if either party could simply turn around and seek to initiative more adverse claims that could have been pursued previously," the department said.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“You stop to take a photo, and somebody will say, ‘Behind you,’ and you turn around, and there’s one just staring at you,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
I started to turn around to get on my way.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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