lynchpin
noun
lynch·pin
less common spelling of linchpin
1
: a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft)
2
: one that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit
the linchpin in the defense's case
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Industrial incompatibilities ultimately sank the project at the heart of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) scheme, the much-vaunted political lynchpin of Franco-German military cooperation.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Oakland Acquisition Company, a consortium led by Ray Bobbitt and his African American Sports and Entertainment Group with financial backing from the Loop Capital investment banking firm, is the lynchpin of the negotiations.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Powerful comprehensive ties with South Korea from the Korean War, greatly reinforced during the Vietnam War, is a lynchpin.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Acting as a lynchpin to the family, and a bridge between her husband and son, is Bruno’s mother Diana (Sofía Espinosa), the most grounded of the trio.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Oakland Acquisition Company, a consortium led by Ray Bobbitt and his African American Sports and Entertainment Group with financial backing from the Loop Capital investment banking firm, is the lynchpin of the negotiations.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Powerful comprehensive ties with South Korea from the Korean War, greatly reinforced during the Vietnam War, is a lynchpin.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Acting as a lynchpin to the family, and a bridge between her husband and son, is Bruno’s mother Diana (Sofía Espinosa), the most grounded of the trio.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026
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“Lynchpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lynchpin. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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