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• But then, in the late 1990s, the progress slowed—and soon went into reverse.
  — Anne Case, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2020
• As Balinger tells the man in the pickup not to move, the man starts the ignition and throws the vehicle into reverse, the video shows.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
• It was put into reverse and sped backward around a curve.
  — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
• Lately, he’s been trying all the time to slow time, to suspend it, to end it, to slide it into reverse.
  — Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
• The driver then switches gears and puts the car into reverse as the agent tries to hold onto his left forearm.
  — The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
• As the detective told the two to exit the car, Sell put it into reverse, the affidavit said.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Nov. 2021
• The driver threw the pickup into reverse and drove away far too fast, spitting dust up all over them again.
  — Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
• And one former lawyer in the office argued progress had not only slowed, but gone into reverse in some ways.
  — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
• Tesla isn’t the only once-hot auto stock to sharply go into reverse.
  — Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2022
• Omicron halted a long, slow rise in travel and threw it into reverse.
  — David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2022
• The car shifts into reverse, and into its second launch, reaching 101 mph.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
• This is not to say things are suddenly going into reverse on the housing front.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
• Earth’s inner core may have stopped rotating and could go into reverse, a new study suggests.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 26 Jan. 2023
• Earth's inner core may have stopped turning and could go into reverse, according to a study published this week.
  — Julius Lasin, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
• The suspect stopped the big rig on a dirt shoulder, put it into reverse and rammed into one of the police vehicles, disabling it, Maqueira said.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• Most often, this is done by hard-wiring the camera to the reverse lights so the camera turns on only when your vehicle is shifted into reverse.
  — Gannon Burgett, Car and Driver, 11 July 2023
• Minutes later, Klare recalls, her train missed its stop and was shifted into reverse.
  — Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022
• Forecast in detail Much of April was mild, but temperatures have gone into reverse since last week.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
• Forecast in detail Much of April was mild, but temperatures have gone into reverse since last week.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
• He can be seen putting the vehicle into reverse and hitting the officer with the car door, at which point the officer fires several shots, striking the boy.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 9 Oct. 2022
• Some Reddit users egged others on when GameStop shares subsequently went into reverse, using an emoji to describe the stock as a rocket to the moon.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021
• In drive, pushing it forward first engages neutral; a second push forward is needed to get into reverse.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2023
• Economists point to a variety of factors that can send the economy into reverse.
  — oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2022
• As soon as the officer turned on the cruiser’s lights, the suspicious car quickly went into reverse, lightly struck the cruiser and immediately fled the scene.
  — cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022
• In the week preceding the headset’s launch, Apple’s stock rose over 4%, reaching a new high of over $184 in midday trading on Monday before going into reverse.
  — Rachel Shin, Fortune, 6 June 2023
• Then deficits normally expand again in downturns, as those factors go into reverse.
  — Jeff Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
• Lieutenant Eugene Chin grabbed for Pinto, who avoided him and swung into reverse — hitting an unmarked police car and dragging the lieutenant, Perez said.
  — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
• Spain and Switzerland tightened access for arrivals from Britain, whose travel comeback has quickly been thrown into reverse.
  — Time, 29 Nov. 2021
• Higher rates have pummeled markets in 2022, putting stock and bond prices into reverse after a multiyear run-up driven in part by low interest rates.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
• Footage shows the driver of the Bobcat quickly backing into reverse, dropping the claw, re-raising it and speeding a short distance away before turning around and rearing back in what appears to be an attempt to charge toward the police SUV again.
  — USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2024