linchpin
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Trade is another linchpin to this week’s superpower summit.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
He will be among the negotiators at the helm of high-stakes talks already underway to renew the North American free trade accord, a linchpin of Mexico’s export-dominated economy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
TSA workers are a linchpin of U.S. airport security, scanning travelers and their bags before they can head to their gates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
It’s home to an oil terminal that ships 90% of the country’s oil exports, and is widely considered an economic linchpin for Iran.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
He clutched at it frantically, grabbing it back when it started to fall as if it were the linchpin that held what was left of him together.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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