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turn around

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  1. Reverse the direction or course of something or someone, as in He has a way of turning around a failing business, or If someone doesn't turn him around he's headed for trouble. [Late 1800s]


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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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