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pivot

[piv-uht] / ˈpɪv ət /




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If this happens, it would mark a substantial pivot from how American forces have operated in the region post-9/11.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

Foster explained his career pivot in Tuesday’s episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” TV show, a documentary-style series that tracks an NFL team’s training camp in real-time.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

He later put pen to paper to explain the company's ill-fated pivot to the metaverse in 2021.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Instead, to date, some 62,000 have signed up, ranging from laid-off tech workers to former civil servants trying to make a career pivot.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

If it had been a direct hit, if he hadn’t managed to pivot at the last second, her dignity might have been left intact.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

BP, whose performance has generally fallen behind that of its rivals in recent years, has in recent times slashed clean energy investment as it pivots back to its more profitable oil and gas business.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Xbox leadership has insisted the "painful" cuts across its sprawling network of studios are necessary to equip it for future success, as it pivots focus to its biggest blockbuster titles.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The median Fed official in the “dot plot” leans toward one rate hike by the end of 2026 and quickly pivots to pencil in one rate cut in 2027.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

Preoccupied as he may be regarding his time left on Earth, Brock characteristically pivots to a kind of hesitant sanguinity.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

She pivots and marches away from me, leading me down the hall with her hand up in the air as if I might otherwise lose her.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead

After getting fired, Eatherly pivoted, creating his own remodeling business, named after his initials, DLE Contracting.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Fox’s coverage pivoted from hard fouls to trans panic, Clark got dragged into a fight she has spent three years trying to avoid and Cunningham’s follower count exploded.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Having pivoted away from a traditional home in the center of Aspen, Oates turned to a real estate agent friend, who began taking him on tours of properties that might better fit their needs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

When COVID-19 hit, she pivoted from events to lecturing in universities.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

I pivoted and he tackled air, falling and rolling down the dune, coming to a stop right next to the creature I’d pulled from the hold of the Maafa.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

They began life as civilians with interviews about their relationship with the royals before pivoting to new fields of interest, including media production and lifestyle, which now appears to Meghan's focus.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Companies such as Caterpillar and Cummins are pivoting to feed a booming market for once-prosaic machinery.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Now, the country is pivoting toward yet another workaround, this time looking north to the Mediterranean Sea to export its crude.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The by-product is pivoting into its professional era in the 21st century.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The policeman pivoting, staring at the face, calling a name, giving pursuit.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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