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pivotal

[piv-uh-tl] / ˈpɪv ə tl /


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So Thursday’s game will be pivotal, as teams rarely keep eight-plus cornerbacks; the Chargers kept seven last season.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“We’re in a pivotal moment of a historic AI investment cycle,” Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in a statement.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Nearly half of registered voters are aged between 18 and 35, making young people a potentially pivotal bloc.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

“Any developments in the coming days could be pivotal for the metal,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Then, in the midst of this idyll, came the first of two pivotal setbacks.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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