linchpin
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Trade is another linchpin to this week’s superpower summit.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
And Kelsey Plum, as of 2025 the standout guard on the Los Angeles Sparks and linchpin of their hope to return to the playoffs after five years on the outside looking in.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
It’s an expensive extension of Adidas’s ongoing “You Got This” campaign and the linchpin of a global World Cup marketing effort that the German sports brand hopes will turbocharge U.S. sales in particular.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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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