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fulcrum

[fool-kruhm, fuhl-] / ˈfʊl krəm, ˈfʌl- /






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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

Bonds have been making a comeback as weakness has hit tech stocks, which have long been the fulcrum point of this bull market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

JJBs, established in 2000, don't function in isolation but are the fulcrum of a network comprising child-friendly services including sensitised police units, legal aid services and rehabilitation centres.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

“As this month winds down, we look for the crude markets to continue to act as a fulcrum with diesel providing leadership on both the upside and now the downside,” Ritterbusch says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

‘Give me a fulcrum, and I shall move the world!’

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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