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ACL tears are particularly common in sports such as soccer, basketball and skiing, where athletes frequently pivot, stop abruptly or jump.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

All three are able to pivot easily between likable and not, which is key for the shifting alliances in “Verity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

That jibe was aimed at John Donahoe, the former eBay boss behind Nike's online direct-to-consumer sales pivot, before he made way for Hill.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Over the years, he has watched friends and neighbors pivot from the Democratic Party to the GOP.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

It hung over the suspended waves of the hills, an insentient pivot without which the world would not exist.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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

In the novel, Hubie and Janine’s relationship pivots after an ectopic pregnancy ends in loss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Also, unlike venture-backed or private equity-backed firms that are motivated to build long-term enterprise value, Big Four partners are reluctant to experiment with major billing pivots that could threaten or delay their payouts, O’Dowd said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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

“They probably got over their skis in terms of monetizing the platform at the detriment to user experience, and they’ve reset the growth plan and pivoted back to focusing on user experience,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

F1 teams flew from Azerbaijan, acclimated to a daytime schedule in Malaysia and then immediately pivoted to the night shift in Singapore this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The company, which has raised $50 million, laid off a handful of people working in marketing in January as it pivoted its product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The league pivoted away from a potential overseas franchise to playing more games internationally.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Skarpi took another drink, no more than a sip this time, then set his cup down and pivoted on his stool to face us.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

After attending the University of Florida and MIT, he got a job working on nuclear-power-plant safety before pivoting to marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The company has been pivoting to a broader platform and strategy — a “relationship-based selling” approach, whereby it focuses on catering to existing customers and selling them new products.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Winds and surface currents later carried it out of Petermann Fjord, while satellite observations showed it pivoting away from Joe Island and moving southwest through Nares Strait.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

After its multibillion-dollar bid to become the next Tesla failed, El Segundo’s Faraday Future is pivoting to humanoid robots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Then, in an instant, they came inward with the synchronicity of a flurry of birds pivoting in the air.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand