dramatic U-turn
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A sudden and very noticeable reversal of policy or opinion.
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- The government made a dramatic U-turn on its healthcare policy after public outcry.
- In a dramatic U-turn, the company abandoned its expansion plans to focus on core products.
- After months of arguing, he executed a dramatic U-turn and suddenly agreed with our proposal.
- The minister was forced into a dramatic U-turn over the controversial new tax law.
- This decision represents a dramatic U-turn from their previously stated position.
- Analysts were shocked by the central bank's dramatic U-turn on interest rates.
- The party's dramatic U-turn on environmental issues is seen as a purely political move.
- No one expected the CEO to perform such a dramatic U-turn just a week before the product launch.
- Her sudden support for the project was a dramatic U-turn that surprised everyone on the team.
- The newspaper's editorial page performed a dramatic U-turn, now endorsing the candidate it once criticized.