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hinge

[hinj] / hɪndʒ /




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When tariff rates change abruptly — or when exemptions hinge on lobbying — small businesses struggle to price products, plan inventory or hire workers.

From MarketWatch

“It Was Just an Accident” hinges on that chilling squeaking, which Vahid notices at the start of the movie and then not again until the very end.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps even more will now hinge on whether the team can secure Champions League qualification for next season.

From BBC

The entire discipline hinges on a man either throwing a woman into the air or holding her over his head.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their emotional tip-toeing reaches a breaking point in episode 4 with the tuna melt scene, arguably the emotional hinge of the series.

From Salon