hinge

Squat — or hinge — backward, moving your arms forward as you lower your hips into an imaginary chair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

What happens next could hinge on how much AI debt needs to be absorbed by investors in the months ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

But if success was ever going to come for the Buccos, it would have to hinge on their generational ace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The outcome could hinge on "relatively small swings" in support across Zambia's 10 provinces, Simakoloyi said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Someone fixed the door so it was no longer hanging limply from the top hinge.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Inspired by the transient beauty of cherry blossoms, known in Japan as sakura — which is illustrated in their album cover, alongside a dark pegasus — much of the LP also hinges on melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

But the complicated case hinges almost exclusively on one key piece of evidence: a book co-authored by Davis that he has argued is partially a piece of fiction.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Simple upgrades like replacing cheap doors with sturdier ones and switching out hinges can actually go a long way in enhancing a home’s appeal to future buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Meta’s anticipated negative free cash flow next year hinges on a projection of about $174 billion in capital spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The gate to the yard was off its hinges.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Others suggested their vote hinged on the anecdotes of tumor shrinkage presented by experts and patients who spoke during the meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Richard Windsor, an independent analyst at Radio Free Mobile, said Alphabet’s earnings-per-share figure hinged largely on the “illusory security of a series of unrealized investment returns that will evaporate at the first hint of trouble.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

Following the latest round of US-brokered talks in Washington on Wednesday, envoys from Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire that hinged on Iran-backed Hezbollah halting its attacks.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

The success of D-day, a pivotal moment in World War II, partially hinged on the weather forecast.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Arthur, whose whole philosophy of royalty hinged on justice instead of power, could do nothing to save his wife.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

For now, economists expect the bank to remain in a wait-and-see mode and hold rates at a meeting later Thursday, with the outlook hinging on how long the Middle East conflict persists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

“The whole point is that you get to try something that you’ve always wanted to try, and your entire survival is not hinging on it,” Moriarity said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026

"Yet maintaining that dominance is perhaps more uncertain than ever, hinging on the right calls around pricing and developing the next generation of devices, particularly wearables and the anticipated foldable iPhone."

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

With the show’s latest season hinging on the emotional relationship between their characters, there’s a chance they both could return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025

The Chancellor leans over her, hinging rigidly at her waist like a stick bug.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera