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Recent Examples of U-turn The Durango made a U-turn as soon as the light turned green. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025 Video released by police Thursday showed Bartholomew making a U-turn on Lemon Hill Avenue when an officer hit the side of his car. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025 The outnumbered Orena hung a fast U-turn near his two-story suburban home, one hand on the wheel and the other on a handgun, speeding to safety before his hunters could open fire. Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 China has been perhaps the biggest beneficiary of cheaper Russian energy in recent years, meaning a U-turn on Russian oil and gas sanctions could shake up global markets or at the very least offer the Kremlin more leverage. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for U-turn

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“U-turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/U-turn. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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