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volte

British

/ vɒlt /

noun

a variant spelling of volt 2

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Beyond this, the reasons for the timing of the government's volte face are speculative.

From BBC

She is deeply caring of her mother but retains a wariness around her—hints of buried wounds—that helps explain her apparent volte face.

From The Wall Street Journal

A volte face in Treasury yields has improved investors' mood considerably this week as excitement about U.S. disinflation builds despite conflicting signals from around the world.

From Reuters

Fundamental reasoning for Thursday's volte face seems thinner, not least with money markets now seeing the Fed's peak "terminal rate" up another 25 basis points next year and homing in on 5% - which would be the highest policy rate since 2007.

From Reuters

U-turns are clearly in the air this week, with Elon Musk's volte face on buying Twitter on Tuesday following Britain's top rate tax cut reversal and this week's new-quarter relief bounce in stock markets.

From Reuters

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