Definition of pivot | Bee Dictionary of English

n the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
n axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
n the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot
v turn on a pivot

Yet 1989 truly was one of those years that the world shifted on its pivot.
In places, farmers can drill a dozen feet or so into the richest soil in America, erect a center-pivot sprinkler system, and watch their corn grow as high as an elephant's eye.
The pivot had a simple purpose, as Gibbs never hesitated to remind reporters: to show Americans that Obama is a different kind of leader, one who will make Washington a more .

Pivot Charter School North Valley to Celebrate Class of 2013
Pivot Charter School, North Valley, an accredited public school offering blended and completely virtual programs for students, grades 6-12, in Butte and surrounding counties, will hold its commencement at 4:30 p.m.
June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
PIVOT Marketing Agency Launches San Francisco Corporate Headquarters
PIVOT Marketing Agency is a sports marketing organization that connects emerging technology companies with sports properties, brands with effective sports marketing programs, and properties with potential partners. (PRWeb June 12, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/06PIVOT/prweb10823459.htm
June 12, 2013 - PRWeb
Pivot Charter School North Bay to Celebrate Class of 2013
Pivot Charter School, North Bay, an accredited public school offering blended and completely virtual programs for students, grades 6-12, in Sonoma and surrounding counties, will hold its commencement at 4 p.m.
June 11, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Barack Obama in International Herald Tribune
I think it's very important for us to pivot and focus on the clear contrast that will exist between Democrats and Republicans in this election,Obama said.
Bill Self in ESPN
To start the game, I felt, instead of having 10 hands out there it felt like we had 14 or 16,Kansas coach Bill Self said. "Guys were making a move, a reverse pivot, and there were two hands there waiting for them."
Ty Lawson in USA Today
It's just tough for me to move on it or pivot off it right now,said Lawson, who had an icebag wrapped around his foot afterward. "It felt numb. I felt like I was running on four toes. I was able to do everything I could, but now I'm coming...