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fulcrum

[fool-kruhm, fuhl-] / ˈfʊl krəm, ˈfʌl- /






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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

“At this point, we are laser focused on the fulcrum question going forward: how effective are Iran’s drones?”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

For all the talent elsewhere, Robertson was Forest's fulcrum.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

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

The garrulous ferret showed the rats that he possessed a sound knowledge of the principles of fulcrum and leverage.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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