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turn around

Idioms  

  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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Once the conflict concludes, “we will be in a position to quickly turn around and ramp up our production to go back and reach our capacities,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

RBC said it assumed coverage of the stock with an Outperform rating in November 2024 on the basis that relatively small and temporary investments were needed to turn around the U.S. business.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

But flows into bitcoin funds have recently started to turn around, with bitcoin ETFs broadly attracting $659 million over the past month, including $244 million just on Wednesday, FactSet data show.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The company has said Foot Locker is expected to post comparable sales declines for multiple quarters while Dick’s works to turn around the business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

And despite Babs calling my name, calling out after me, I don’t turn around.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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