pivoting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pivoting
Example Sentences
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Nokia manufactured rubber products like galoshes until pivoting to telecommunications.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Manifold became chairman in October last year as BP focused on pivoting back to its more profitable oil and gas business, slashing clean energy investments.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
It has been pivoting to digital but, as many other media companies and individuals are discovering, it is hard to monetise digital revenues in the way they could previously rely on advertising.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
That means pivoting civilian production lines to defense and giving contracts to the manufacturer that can deliver 100,000 drones a month, not the one that delivers a dozen platforms in a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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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