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- n. Alternative capitalization of U-turn
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“We made yet another u-turn and pulled into the lot, where more confusion set in.”
“I had to get on 65 do a u-turn and finally I picked her up!”
“Auto update every minute On | Off lawrencedonegan: Rednapp in "u-turn" over Beckham. "maybe he will play for Spurs.”
The Guardian: Liverpool players accused of racism in FA Youth Cup tie at Anfield
“This was a u-turn made in the face of that opposition campaign and not because he was unhappy with the notion that publicly owned land should be sold off.”
The Guardian: In praise of … the graceful retreat | Editorial
“But given recent developments, the Shia party has made a major u-turn and has acknowledged that investing in a central authority (the Lebanese political establishment) is necessary to protect the interests of the Shias.”
Global Voices in English » Lebanon: From the Election Campaign Trail
“We actually missed our turn to Tonala as we were driving from Tlaquepaque - when we made a u-turn to come back, we passed a factory where they make everything in clay, so it must have been fate.”
“The road out of town makes a u-turn there, (make a RIGHT at the light) and parallels the Rio Grande for awhile before connecting with Blvd Hidalgo.”
“For years the Croatian government had blocked attempts to locate him until it performed a u-turn to unlock negotiations on joining the European Union.”
The Guardian: Croatia awaits verdict in Ante Gotovina war crimes trial
“I wound up getting stuck while trying to make a u-turn with the trailer on one of the narrow downtown streets, and rather than being derided by rush-hour drivers, we were met with patience and understanding.”
“Corporate history is littered with expensive failed re-branding exercises, including Coca-Cola Co.'s 1985 New Coke fiasco and British Airways ' u-turn on removing the Union Jack from the tail fins of its aircraft in the 1990s.”
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