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linchpin

[linch-pin] / ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn /






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Trade is another linchpin to this week’s superpower summit.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 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

He reflected on those who helped the siblings through the horrific events, his mother’s role as the family linchpin and then what was taken from him personally.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

OpenAI, the linchpin of many AI deals, has shut down its Sora video app.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Oppenheimer’s dissembling would be exploited by Strauss and Robb to discredit virtually his every word, becoming a linchpin of the campaign to destroy him.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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