fulcrum
Example Sentences
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For national security professionals of my generation, 9/11 was the fulcrum in many of our professional and personal lives.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Bonds have been making a comeback as weakness has hit tech stocks, which have long been the fulcrum point of this bull market.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
“As this month winds down, we look for the crude markets to continue to act as a fulcrum with diesel providing leadership on both the upside and now the downside,” Ritterbusch says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
The "Egyptian King", so often the fulcrum of Liverpool's attack, has scored just one goal from open play in the Premier League this season, on the opening weekend.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
My father’s tribal rule had as its fulcrum the constant performing of rituals spanning the range of day-to-day living.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing fulcrum
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