hinge
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Several MPs the BBC spoke to despaired that such a significant social change could hinge on their colleagues' diary commitments.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
About 30% of Meta’s payments being released hinge on both YouTube and TikTok agreeing to implement that framework and agreeing to jointly match that figure.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Parts of the settlement hinge on whether those three companies, referred to as "Core Industry Members" in a legal filing, take similar action.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Squat — or hinge — backward, moving your arms forward as you lower your hips into an imaginary chair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Whenever one of the rabbits inside stood up and rested its forepaws on the upper part of the wire, the door pivoted lightly on the axis of the staple and the lower hinge.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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Higher bond yields would make it more expensive for a historic build-out that hinges on debt.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, and as a direct consequence, the Turbo feels instantly familiar—the initial lightness of the open door, and balanced swing on its hinges, the thumping affirmation of triple-seal door closures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Times' lawsuit partly hinges on the limited "fair use" exception, which permits copyrighted work to be used without the rights holders' consent.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
It was actually Kennedy’s influence on a measles outbreak in Samoa that hinges on the alleged lie.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
There was so much ivy that it covered the hinges and top corners of the door but left the numbers 111 visible.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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“The case hinged on the testimony of inmate witnesses who testified in shackles and orange jumpsuits.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
This was also the argument that her appeal hinged on.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
With a preliminary memorandum of understanding triggering a 60-day period for negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the health of the global economy is no longer hinged on price swings, they added.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 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
They were crisscrossed by canvas straps, were shod with hinged wooden clogs.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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But the key point where these arcs intersect is pretty flimsy, hinging on convincing us that Grace, the greatest guy in the universe, has a personality defect that we don’t believe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 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
Where the S&P 500 goes next is clearly hinging on oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 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
The Chancellor leans over her, hinging rigidly at her waist like a stick bug.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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