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linchpin

[linch-pin] / ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn /






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The projects would have helped conserve the imperiled spiky succulents that draw millions of visitors to Joshua Tree each year and play a key role as a linchpin of the Mojave Desert ecosystem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The hips-and-knee unit, which also makes instruments to repair bones and joints, had been a linchpin of J&J’s medical-device business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Yet the AI build-out increasingly has been a linchpin of both U.S. stocks and the bond market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Among them are England linchpin Georgia Stanway - on a free from Bayern Munich - and Ona Batlle, the former Manchester United full-back and multiple Champions League winner from Barcelona.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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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