fulcrum
Example Sentences
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For national security professionals of my generation, 9/11 was the fulcrum in many of our professional and personal lives.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
“At this point, we are laser focused on the fulcrum question going forward: how effective are Iran’s drones?”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
As a kind of fulcrum for his storytelling, Mr. Davenport uses Elizabeth Bouvia, who in 1983 became a cause célèbre of the right-to-die movement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
The "Egyptian King", so often the fulcrum of Liverpool's attack, has scored just one goal from open play in the Premier League this season, on the opening weekend.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
There are those who secretly deplore these great discoveries, who consider every step a demotion, who in their heart of hearts still pine for a universe whose center, focus and fulcrum is the Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing fulcrum
"Rogue Wave," Vocabulary from the short story
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