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- noun Plural form of
pivot .
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Examples
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You can also do term pivots, which we haven’t really looked at yet but we described.
Introducing Media Cloud: A new tool to track how news gets covered » Nieman Journalism Lab 2009
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The levers are also the same size, and their pivots are at the same distance along the levers.
A different linear transmission mechanism « The Half-Baked Maker 2010
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Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama and Guatemala operate as "pivots" as reception centers for delivering the goods.
Illegal Weapons Trafficking Grows in Mexico Jorgemedellin 2009
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All that said, taking potshots at the media herd as it "pivots" this way and that across the political plain is easy sport.
Thomas E. Obama 2008
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All that said, taking potshots at the media herd as it "pivots" this way and that across the political plain is easy sport.
Thomas E. Obama 2008
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Get a message from a friend and Threadsy "pivots" to also provide you with a rundown of that person's recent tweets, posted photos, etc.
GigaOM Network 2010
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Founder Institute event, super angel Mike Maples gave a talk about what he calls "pivots" and
TechCrunch Sarah Lacy 2010
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The hose pivots which is a really good thing, you never get tangeled and lose suction.
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And TRP use thrust type ball bearings in the pivots which is quite a bit smoother than most light weights.
PezCyclingNews.com 2008
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Instead of using the conventional method of so-called compensation or counterbalance shafts, compensation of oscillating mass forces is effected by means of a system of pivots which is linked centrally to the crankshaft with a specifically defined arrangement of counterbalance masses: a tappet on the crankshaft offset from the crank pins by
webBikeWorld.com 2008
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