turn the corner
idiom
: to get past the most difficult area or period in something and begin to improve
The company claims it has turned the corner and will be profitable soon.
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This the warning of Richard Oakley, associate director of research and innovation at leading UK charity Alzheimer's Society, who spoke to Newsweek at New Scientist Live 2025 in London about some of the key treatments and breakthroughs helping to turn the corner on this worldwide problem.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The guy who couldn’t turn the corner at the end of his Bronco days?
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
McIlvane believes his team is ready to turn the corner.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
Still, Turner feels this group can turn the corner.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The guy who couldn’t turn the corner at the end of his Bronco days?
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
McIlvane believes his team is ready to turn the corner.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
Still, Turner feels this group can turn the corner.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Turn the corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20the%20corner. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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