hinge

And the hinge can break down over time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Their compensation can hinge on meeting certain milestones, such as scoring a certain number of goals, which can make their income streams less predictable than a regular paycheck.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

The outcome would hinge on the decision of the two board members who did not indicate how they were leaning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Ultimately, Hilton said his campaign would hinge less on party identity and more on a broadly framed appeal to pragmatism.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

The front door was hanging limply from one hinge again.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

In other insects, it helps form durable structures such as wing hinges and tendons that must bend repeatedly without wearing out.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

“Maneuver warfare hinges on the ability to exploit an adversary’s weaknesses through principles like speed, agility, reach, and decisive mass,” Anduril said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The Senate candidate’s success hinges, in part, on winning them back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

It also hinges on the interviewers, inspectors and epidemiologists willing to track down customers and trace ingredients back through their production and distribution networks.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

The hinges sound like a cat with a stepped-on tail, but he gets it open.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

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

This was also the argument that her appeal hinged on.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Lane’s alibi hinged on whether anyone had seen the sisters alive after his return to rehab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

After Mexico suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat to Sweden, their hopes of advancing hinged on South Korea’s team pulling off an unlikely victory over Germany.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Marie-Laure—” “She is not—?” Before he can shake his head, Madame Ruelle is lifting the hinged counter and ushering him out; she has him under the arm.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

Celtic blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Bologna and leave their qualification hopes hinging on next week's final round of games as arch-rivals Rangers bowed out despite a first win of the competition.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

Holiday shopping choices always blend financial reality and emotions, hinging on the question of how much money people believe they can afford to spend on friends, family and themselves.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025

That’s the way the NFL is, though, with a lot of games hinging on a play or two — and the Rams failed to make them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025

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

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera