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Discover Ludwig"make an about-face" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is an idiom typically used when referring to suddenly changing one's direction or opinion about something. Example sentence: After months of advocating for the proposed development project, the councilman made an about-face and publicly denounced the plans.
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Yet market research suggests that consumers are not willing to make an about-face and fetch their fitness trackers.
It's been fun seeing people make an about-face with him.
J.B. Pritzker: Having endeavored mightily to paint the past two Republican presidential nominees as out-of-touch wealthy elites ― and having failed to distinguish their own last presidential nominee as something different ― are Democrats stupid enough to make an about-face and run their own billionaire?No, J.B. Pritzker wouldn't make it out of Iowa without a negative vote total.
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To counter that perception, Ms. Fisher is making an about-face.
He made an about-face and headed off.
Now, Ms. Furman said, her feelings about veterans have made an about-face.
Almost immediately, the Pentagon bureaucracy — particularly the South Asia office — made an about-face.
Democratic officials have apparently made an about-face regarding Mr. Jackson's involvement.
But a few months later, he made an about-face, aligning with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
On Saturday, campaigning in Colorado, Trump made an about-face from his months of criticising the FBI and justice department.
"Some who had been dieting made an about-face and even started taking vitamin pills to fatten up".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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