pivot
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Zookeepers then pivot to old-fashioned tracking, braving thickets of brambles and stinging nettles in search of footprints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Finally, having dropped their ask to $12.99 million in June 2025, the duo decided to pivot in their strategy, pulling the seven-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom property from the market to carry out a refresh throughout its interior.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
In the previous World Cup cycle, former coach Gregg Berhalter played a possession-based game out of a 4-3-3 base formation with a double pivot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Before that she spent a decade at Meta, where she championed the company's pivot to video.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
As the high-pitched calls of the young bonobos grew louder, Otto tried to pivot to see what the fuss was.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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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
But it’s a testament to how even the slightest of pivots can reframe a story, making it all the more personal without drawing explicit attention to itself.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
After he’s ousted from his data-scraping firm, he pivots to create a new unethical startup called P.I.N.A.T.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
I’m thinking of pivoting from writing about Wall Street absurdities to launching BirdBath, which will seek $50 million in funding for investing only in AI pivots.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
Without another word, he pivots to his regular table, the gelatin still perfectly balanced.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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In February, the board pivoted and entered negotiations with Sunrise Senior Living, whose proposal is more profitable, has a faster timeline and provides more space for community amenities, according to the district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
It has pivoted instead to providing some of the crucial infrastructure inside data centers that support the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Since his mom was diagnosed with cancer at 83, Regis has pivoted to acting as what he calls a “capital C caregiver,” as she copes with treatment.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
UniQure has since pivoted to bet its future on a pipeline led by AMT-130.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
He shot Mrs. Chiltington a toothy smile, then pivoted back to the players.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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Tesla is pivoting its business away from vehicle sales to focus on robotaxis and humanoid robots, neither of which are currently for sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Super Micro is pivoting away from selling individual components toward turnkey server racks.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Points, too, for the solid casting, from the leads’ tricky pivoting from openness to caginess, to the criminally underseen Wasikowska, who navigates maternal complexities of worry and compassion that confound easy pigeonholing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
They used a mouse model that mimics ACL tears, a common sports injury seen in activities such as soccer, basketball, and skiing that involve sudden stopping, pivoting, or jumping.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Mark watched in fascination as a large, square-shaped hatch on the bottom of the Berg began to open, pivoting on hinges to lower like a ramp.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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