linchpin

Example Sentences

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The linchpin is the negotiation with bondholders, who will likely require higher interest rates and additional pledges for the extension, Zhang said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gilligan also created “Pluribus” as a counterweight to the antihero era he helped define by contributing two unforgettable linchpins, Walter White and Saul Goodman.

From Salon

Artificial intelligence has enormous computational and memory demands, which is why high-capacity, high-performance semiconductors are the linchpin of the AI build-out.

From MarketWatch

TAP could be a linchpin for routes linking Europe and Latin America, prized for its access to the Latin American market, both Air France-KLM and Lufthansa have said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Germany is the linchpin to Europe’s rearmament,” says Otto Svendsen, an associate fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

From Barron's