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turning around

noun

  1. cause to rotate exactly 180 degrees so that the front is facing what was the back
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verb

  1. present participle and gerund of turn around

    “Mr. Petraeus’s admission and resignation represent a remarkable fall from grace for one of the most prominent figures in America’s modern military and intelligence community, a commander who helped lead the nation’s wartime activities in the decade after the Sept. 11 attacks and was credited with turning around the failing war effort in Iraq.”