hinge

Squat — or hinge — backward, moving your arms forward as you lower your hips into an imaginary chair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Whatever happens to the industry’s growth prospects—always the real long-run driver—the performance over the next year or two may hinge just as much on where the AI trade sits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The outcome could hinge on "relatively small swings" in support across Zambia's 10 provinces, Simakoloyi said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Instead, Cassidy continued, the vote should hinge on how Blanche “will go forward in a difficult job.”

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

Berosty looked up at him as slow as if the hinge in his neck had rusted, and said, “Did you ask them when I would die, then?”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The future of a team often hinges on retaining its highest-paying sponsor.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Homeowners can opt for heavier doors made of walnut or oak, for instance, and also invest in higher-quality doorknobs and hinges.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

In other insects, it helps form durable structures such as wing hinges and tendons that must bend repeatedly without wearing out.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

Samsung says its hinges are designed to be opened and closed dozens of times a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Very slowly, with a loud creaking of rusty hinges, the great iron gates of the factory began to swing open.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl

This was also the argument that her appeal hinged on.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

With a preliminary memorandum of understanding triggering a 60-day period for negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the health of the global economy is no longer hinged on price swings, they added.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

But Hockney didn’t ally himself with the movement—or any other—insisting that his vast oeuvre hinged simply on “looking, always looking.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Following the latest round of US-brokered talks in Washington on Wednesday, envoys from Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire that hinged on Iran-backed Hezbollah halting its attacks.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

The whole dollhouse was hinged, so you could close it and see it from all four sides, or open it and have access to each of the individual rooms, like a diorama.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

Underlying SpaceX’s record-breaking initial public offering is an equally jaw-dropping set of financial projections hinging on future markets like orbital data centers, space tourism, asteroid mining and more.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

Where the S&P 500 goes next is clearly hinging on oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

"Yet maintaining that dominance is perhaps more uncertain than ever, hinging on the right calls around pricing and developing the next generation of devices, particularly wearables and the anticipated foldable iPhone."

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

With the show’s latest season hinging on the emotional relationship between their characters, there’s a chance they both could return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025

The Chancellor leans over her, hinging rigidly at her waist like a stick bug.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera