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
JJBs, established in 2000, don't function in isolation but are the fulcrum of a network comprising child-friendly services including sensitised police units, legal aid services and rehabilitation centres.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
As a kind of fulcrum for his storytelling, Mr. Davenport uses Elizabeth Bouvia, who in 1983 became a cause célèbre of the right-to-die movement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
His forefinger felt where the handle of his sword would use it for a fulcrum.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing fulcrum
"Rogue Wave," Vocabulary from the short story
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