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Recent Examples of hingeThe animating drama of the documentary doesn’t hinge just on whether Honnold will emerge from climbing El Cap with life and limb intact but, also, on whether documenting his ascent is even appropriate—a question that members of the film crew, who are all climbers themselves, grapple with onscreen.—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Naig also has defended the state’s efforts to improve water quality in Iowa, which hinge in part on farmers voluntarily adopting conservation practices and helping build infrastructure like wetlands that cut fertilizer runoff into waterways.—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 26 Jan. 2026 Also, those projections hinge largely on a group of nine players under the age of 30 (Josh Jung, Jake Burger, Josh Smith, Wyatt Langford, Evan Carter, Jacob Latz, Robert Garcia, Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker) all taking significant strides forward.—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 22 Jan. 2026 This 52-inch TV stand features two spacious storage compartments hidden behind the cabinet doors, which hinge downwards.—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hinge
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The kits’ contents largely depend on donations the program receives.
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26 Feb. 2026
The kits' contents largely depend on donations the program receives.