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turns

  • plural
    of turn.
    turn
    verb (used with object)
    to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate.
  • present tense form
    of turn (3rd person singular).
    turn
    verb (used with object)
    to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate.

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It turns out tech guys ranting on X don’t have the same influence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

"This was a good opportunity to go back and go over all of our assumptions - it turns out, yes, we do understand this stuff and we're accounting for it in our cosmology measurement."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

"It turns out we were treated like animals," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The director of ‘Alien,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ ‘Gladiator’ and the new postapocalyptic ‘The Dog Stars’ turns his eye toward AI, global warming and kindness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

She turns on the shower and stands under it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam