linchpin
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The petrodollar, in this telling, is the linchpin supposedly keeping the architecture of dollar dominance standing.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Trade is another linchpin to this week’s superpower summit.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
But in retrospect, that was a linchpin moment that allowed us to stick around.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
OpenAI, the linchpin of many AI deals, has shut down its Sora video app.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
The Full-Scale Tunnel, the linchpin of the lab’s World War II drag cleanup work, continued to test everything from low-speed aircraft designed with delta wings to helicopters.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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