turned over

past tense of turn over
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as in relinquished
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak

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as in flipped
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing would you mind turning the picture over so I can see if the backing needs to be replaced

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  • All but the two notifications about Iran were privately rendered, but Brandt and the experts’ chair told me that, unlike the Justice Department, the intelligence agencies have no rule against publicizing allegations about a foreign influence plot in the days before the vote.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Bid instead on this Richard Mille model created in collaboration with tennis champ Rafael Nadal—rendered here in the red, white, and blue of Brady’s New England Patriots.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
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  • During a visit with family in London, Johnson’s brother-in-law handed him a Tottenham jacket.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Angel City was fined $200,000, was handed a three-point deduction in the standings and president Julie Uhrman and general manager Angela Hucles Mangano were suspended from any duties related to player transactions for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • Penny surrendered more than a week after the incident.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
  • President Joan Laporta didn't seem too concerned by this, and convinced Xavi to honor his contract until June 30, 2025 after Barca were knocked out of the Champions League by PSG and pretty much surrendered its league crown to Real Madrid after losing a Clasico.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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  • About 30 players transferred after the 2022 season when David Shaw retired or after Stanford went 3-9 in Taylor’s first year.
    Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Years ago, Daniel said in an interview, his defense team was warned by a corrections officer that guards at the prison had it in for Daniel and would kill him if he was transferred there.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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  • Last week, the band had to cancel shows in Chula Vista, CA and Phoenix, AZ after Cronin was felled by an undisclosed illness.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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  • It was delivered to Laurie already outfitted with her own fine china, silverware, and even loose furniture.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The stock has delivered a total return of roughly 33% over the past year.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • Gavin gave of his whole self to our community, both in his performances and his charitable work.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Ballmer funded the Intuit Dome and his wife, Connie Ballmer, gave Newsom’s campaign $1 million in 2021 to help fight a recall election against the governor.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • The suspect, a 62-year-old man identified only by his surname, Fan, was said to be upset by the division of property after his divorce.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But a poll by the University of Southern California and California State University taken in September showed that most District 12 others remained undecided, which Tran seized as giving her a chance to upset Simon come election day.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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