hinge

Never have the stakes been so high for Riley than they are this week, as No. 15 USC heads to No. 8 Oregon with its College Football Playoff hopes hinging on a huge road victory.

The direction of the artificial-intelligence trade perhaps hinges most on two individuals — and Wall Street is about to hear from one of them.

I watch in awe as a purple force field spreads across the door, melting into the hinges and gaps.

Then came an ear-piercing scream, like a thousand unoiled door hinges all swinging at the same time.

There was some scrambling about, and the sound of creaking, like a rusty hinge, followed by delighted yelps from the Incorrigibles.