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pivot

[piv-uht] / ˈpɪv ət /




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Liverpool have not had an out-and-out number six since Fabinho, who left in 2023, and as it stands Iraola's preference is a two-man pivot in midfield with Florian Wirtz playing as a number 10.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Beyond oversupplying wholesale channels, management stumbled by attempting to pivot the traditionally male-centric line toward female consumers, an effort executives eventually walked back, according to Andreeva.

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

If this happens, it would mark a substantial pivot from how American forces have operated in the region post-9/11.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

Matter changes hands, atoms flow in and out, molecules pivot, proteins stitch together, mitochondria send out their oxidative dictates; we begin as a microscopic electrical swarm.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

After Ron falls in front of everyone, “The Chair Company” pivots into the unexpected.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

BP, whose performance has generally fallen behind that of its rivals in recent years, has in recent times slashed clean energy investment as it pivots back to its more profitable oil and gas business.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

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

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

The boy turns his head and pivots his body just in time; the Roman candle’s projectile misses my parachute by several feet.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

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

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

As the price climbed and climbed, they pivoted and looked at established teams instead.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger were eyeing an NBA expansion team bid in Las Vegas but pivoted to buying the Lakers from Mark Walter, who bought a controlling interest in the team last year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Without thinking about it, she pivoted off her left foot and threw herself out over the water.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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

U.S. manufacturing is booming thanks to AI data centers, and industrial companies such as Caterpillar, Eaton and Ford Motor are pivoting their business to seize the moment, The Wall Street Journal reports.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Now, the country is pivoting toward yet another workaround, this time looking north to the Mediterranean Sea to export its crude.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Horned toads watched the family go by and turned their little pivoting dragon heads.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck




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