hinge
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The outcome could hinge on "relatively small swings" in support across Zambia's 10 provinces, Simakoloyi said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The broadening of the rally means index-fund returns no longer hinge on a few AI names.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
Instead, Cassidy continued, the vote should hinge on how Blanche “will go forward in a difficult job.”
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Pretty much all of SpaceX’s most promising ambitions hinge on carrying larger payload capacity at lower cost than today’s rockets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Clover pushed the hinge side open and came out, followed by Boxwood.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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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
The strategy hinges in part on how long Taiwan could hold out against China’s much larger military force, and whether it could survive until allies arrive or China quits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
One relatively simple upgrade is to invest in soft-close hinges and quality handles, experts advised.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
But Anya wasn’t prepared for what actually met her when the door swung open, eerily silent on its hinges, blowing a gust of stale cavern air over them as they stood in the doorway.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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
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
About a quarter said that they would like to rebuild but that it hinged on “financing or a pathway to make it affordable.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The picture came away smoothly, hinged on the side.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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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
"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
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
It’s not easy for NFL long snappers to stand out, their exacting trade hinging exclusively on repeating the same action without fail or fanfare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
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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