pivot
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Their first year in leadership positions was supposed to ease them into the transition, but the pandemic forced them to pivot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The two-segment operating model undoes changes made by former chief executive Bernard Looney that were initiated as part of BP’s pivot to lower-carbon sources of energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Oracle’s fourth-quarter earnings call will deliver critical updates about the progress of its data-center build-out and the financial impact of its AI pivot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
We are beginning to see red flags that have traditionally marked the top of an asset-price cycle, particularly with a wave of IPOs and a global monetary pivot on the way.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
She is looking straight ahead as if a slight pivot right or left might indicate that she cared even a little bit.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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Vocabulary lists containing pivot
Vocabulary from the Third and Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016
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