as in reversals
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
the candidate's frequent about-faces on issues disturbs many voters
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Nonetheless, large profits can lead to sharp reversals – but how has CRWD performed following previous declines?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
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Thus, structures like calendar call spread risk reversals can appear quite attractive, as seen in the example provided here of the Oct 24 weekly, January (regular) expiration 315/335/355.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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The deduction and the phase-out levels will increase by 1% a year until 2029, when the cap reverts back to the original $10,000.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The central Largo movement pivots around a clash of B-minor and B-major chords, with the latter repeatedly struggling to win out over the former.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tesla's board earlier this year approved an interim compensation package for Musk worth about $29 billion in restricted stock, designed to keep him at the helm through at least 2030 as the company pivots to an AI-first strategy.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The operations in Boston and Chicago are modeled after the June immigration sweeps in Los Angeles.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The council vote came a day after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority lifted a restraining order issued by a lower court that prohibited federal agents conducting immigration sweeps from stopping people based solely on their race, language, job or location.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Jackson faced several setbacks this season but proved her fitness during the 100-meter dash rounds the past two days.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Fans cheer as Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets rounds the bases after hitting a home run for a walk off win in the bottom of the 10th against the Texas Rangers at Citi Field on September 14, 2025 in New York City.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Purists note that the film essentially reverses the novel’s original ending.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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This model reverses rural brain drain by creating career pathways that allow young people to access high-tech opportunities without leaving their communities.—
Alison Griffin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Richard Gabriel Moritz | Unsplash Many readers will know this coastline—which arcs its way from the French border in the west to Tuscany in the east, via the ancient port city of Genoa—for the five absurdly picturesque villages of the Cinque Terre.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This Hulu series, which bows season five in September, brings together the lovable misfits of the Arcadia, a grand apartment building in New York City where way too many people get murdered.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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His new film, The Christophers, which bows in Toronto’s Special Presentations section, was made entirely outside the system.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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