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were pivoting

  • past progressive of pivot.

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GitLab joins a growing roster of software companies that have laid off employees and said they were pivoting to make artificial intelligence a central pillar of their business.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

The pandemic's swift ascent meant that colleges and universities were pivoting to remote learning for the remainder of the semester.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2022

Instead, she began to work with Nicole Hogsett, director of marketing and audience development, on “how we were pivoting our programming,” McCain said.

From New York Times Sep. 4, 2020

As soon as we decided we were pivoting, we just didn’t touch SketchFactor at all.

From The New Yorker Jul. 29, 2015

It was then, when the mustangs were pivoting, with the white in the lead, that Jones jumped upon the stone, fired his pistol and roared with all his strength.

From The Last of the Plainsmen by Grey, Zane