turn around
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Either Florance and his team turn around the residential side of the business, or they drop it and losses disappear, then perhaps buy back stock.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“It costs too much to build housing to turn around and rent it to households who are low-income households,” Schwartz said, “unless you have some sort of incentive like the housing credit.”
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
She and aides had made it as far as North Carolina when U.S. officials asked her to turn around, and she did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Private equity and hedge funds buy them at a steep discount, then turn around and collect the full inflated amount,” Saeltzer said at a Tuesday hearing on the bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
I turn around to see Jonah, my Jonah, smiling as he walks toward me.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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