Beyond that, there's Venezuela and Bolivia, and both leaders made overtures to the president-elect, saying they wanted to turn a new leaf, open a new page.

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To turn over a new leaf means to flip to a new page.

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Apple is understandably working to improve the mapping application, and removing Williamson appears to be part of an attempt to turn over a new leaf.

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Chhang said the verdict may not suit everyone, but he thinks Cambodians will be able to turn over a new leaf once the verdict is announced.

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In fact, if you think about it, the investors dumping its shares are in essence betting the U.S. government is about to turn over a new leaf and embrace tough, disciplined spending habits.

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To turn over a new leaf.

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In theory, it would be marvellous if errant Italian politicians or public figures were able to make a clean breast of past sins and promise to turn over a collective new leaf as part of a general clean-up.

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Some lives may be shorter, some may be longer, but the people that actually power and build these companies are going to be the same people that later turn over a new leaf and change them.

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