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n. - A failure to maintain a higher state; Returning to a former state; Turning in the opposite direction; A reappearance of an earlier characteristic;

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  • We had not expected to be able to invest heavily in new reversions during this financial year.
  • I'm glad of the title reversion if it's true, The Cold Commands is better.
  • All these classes of ETFs exhibit some type of short term reversion to the mean behavior.
  • It seems most likely that Bryan was Denton's deputy and held the office in reversion until Denton's death.
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