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pivot

[piv-uht] / ˈpɪv ət /




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In other words, this was not a new Girl Scout initiative, much less the ideological pivot some of the outrage suggested.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

They will now be logged as wholesale revenue, a logical pivot that analysts said was unexpected.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The move, announced in 2024, was part of Ford’s pivot away from electric vehicles.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

He built an entrepreneurial venture in the advertising business and decided to pivot to a career in media in 1962 with a radio position in Massachusetts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Though I pivot and bring up my scim to parry, my insides are paralyzed.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Xbox leadership has insisted the "painful" cuts across its sprawling network of studios are necessary to equip it for future success, as it pivots focus to its biggest blockbuster titles.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

If it proves to be true, it’s bad news for so-called neoclouds that are also in the business of selling AI computing power as Meta pivots from a major customer to a potential rival.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

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

One of the book’s big pivots, after a triple platinum greatest hits but nobody knew you, was challenging yourself to make a record that was you.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

I got my bearings zipping around the rink for a while, picking up speed, cutting left and right, short hops, pivots.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

Then she pivoted to speaking about her pride at being from East Tennessee.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Chief Executive Hiroki Totoki spoke with WSJ’s Jason Douglas about how the company pivoted from hardware to become an entertainment powerhouse—touching on PlayStation, Spider-Man, artificial intelligence and where the entertainment giant will go next.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

After getting fired, Eatherly pivoted, creating his own remodeling business, named after his initials, DLE Contracting.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Having pivoted away from a traditional home in the center of Aspen, Oates turned to a real estate agent friend, who began taking him on tours of properties that might better fit their needs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Slowly Dad pivoted his shoulders and began walking away.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

Industry analysts say Bitcoin mining companies have been pivoting to AI because they have years of experience in finding cheap electricity and efficiently running large data centres.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

That investment and others in the AI and tech sectors have paid off handsomely, but pivoting to a legacy NBA team with a locked-in elevated financial floor could be prudent.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Enegix, which opened a huge Bitcoin mining site in Kazakhstan to great fanfare in 2020, is now pivoting too.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

She noted that she and Cascardo had already made plans to quit California, but explained that they’d originally set their sights on setting up home in Portland, before pivoting to the East Coast.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

He’d been pivoting on his right leg when Burt Wesson, a bruiser on the Washington Bullets, slammed into him.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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