Act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation.
1 At least one of them, Mr Keenan, has made his about - turn public.
2 He needed to be involved in any about - turn of the final's fortunes.
3 The vote completed a spectacular about - turn on nuclear energy by Merkel's centre-right coalition.
4 Then Paul Murphy was elected; electoral advantage called for an about - turn .
5 Of course, stocks then plunged, prompting a sharp about - turn in the latest survey.
6 A drastic about - turn in crude prices also weighed on heavyweight oil stocks SXEP.
7 Mark Stockdale of the AA talks about the about - turn on vehicle safety ratings.
8 This could give way to a minor about - turn on your part.
9 This would be a normal about - turn and all would be well.
10 An episode would start in one direction, only to violently about - turn seven minutes in.
11 Any sign of an about - turn from either will concern investors.
12 December 17 - Chairman B. Ramalinga Raju says the about - turn reflected negative investor reaction.
13 Yet this apparent about - turn is not out of character with his career to date.
14 Ordinarily an immediate about - turn of mood on my part has an almost magical effect.
15 But the about - turn on public borrowing was almost as spectacular.
16 On Tuesday, evacuees reacted with anger at the government's about - turn .
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