U-turn

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of U-turn.
   alt-of
2. A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
3. A reversal of policy or opinion.
   figuratively

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Examples

“What's disappointing about all this doom and gloom is that the franchise has made the kind of whiplashing U-turn you might see⟳ in its car-chase sequences.”

“The government have⟳ done a U-turn and are now supporting greater European integration instead of opposing it.”

“Rishi Sunak, the UK prime minister, announced a major U-turn on the government’s climate commitments last⟳ month, pushing back the deadline for selling new petrol and diesel cars and the phasing out of gas boilers.”

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