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- noun Plural form of
turnaround .
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Examples
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A: With proper credit to (Good to Great author) Jim Collins, the first step in most turnarounds is making sure you have the right leadership in place.
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Short-term turnarounds are the norm, said Killough, because "our objective is to move that house" -- at a quick profit to everyone involved.
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The Chicago Public Schools 'latest round of school closings (phaseouts, consolidations) and "turnarounds" -- coming on top of broken promises over past legislative initiatives -- has provoked a backlash in Springfield.
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We barely have time to do turnarounds, which is why there have been so many refinery fires this summer.
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For somebody to want the core Payless business they would need to have a strong stomach for turnarounds, which is why it makes more sense for a private equity buyer.
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For somebody to want the core Payless business they would need to have a strong stomach for turnarounds, which is why it makes more sense for a private equity buyer.
unknown title 2011
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The agenda for an important board meeting included proposed new charters, closings, consolidations and so-called turnarounds.
NYT > Home Page By JAMES WARREN 2011
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Refiners often shut units for maintenance, also known as turnarounds, in late January and February as heating-oil demand falls and before gasoline use rises.
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"turnarounds" - defined as leading a company through critical steps to correct a period of deteriorating financial performance.
Summit Daily News - Top Stories Silverthorne Larry Lunceford 2010
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Am I appalled by the anti-democratic centralization of educational decision making, the radical narrowing of the curriculum, the scapegoating of teachers, the misapplication of market forces, the casual destruction of already-weak communities in the name of school "turnarounds"?
Are we still capable of educating for 'us-ness?' Valerie Strauss 2010
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