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But that longstanding status quo has now been shaken — a turnabout for Hezbollah that has opened a new political chapter in Lebanon.
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Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Pakistan’s frustrations with the Taliban represent a sharp turnabout.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Could an election spark such a dramatic turnabout for the nation’s entrepreneurs?
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Cease, especially, could fetch solid prospects in return, a startling turnabout for the Padres, who in recent years have been the ones shoveling promising minor leaguers from their fertile farm system to others in exchange for win-now veterans.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Pakistan’s frustrations with the Taliban represent a sharp turnabout.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Could an election spark such a dramatic turnabout for the nation’s entrepreneurs?
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Cease, especially, could fetch solid prospects in return, a startling turnabout for the Padres, who in recent years have been the ones shoveling promising minor leaguers from their fertile farm system to others in exchange for win-now veterans.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Turnabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnabout. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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turnabout
noun
turn·about
ˈtər-nə-ˌbau̇t 
: a change from one direction or one way of thinking or acting to the opposite
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