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Meanings of linchpin in English

Portuguese
ponto fulcral
Catalan
àncora

A central cohesive source of support and stability.

ponto fulcral
Usage of linchpin in English
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For now, German Chancellor Angela Merkel remains the linchpin of the continent.
Reuters
2
He'd seen Invaders from Mars, too; it was a linchpin between us.
Boy’s Life
3
Albertine was the band's linchpin and was always good with the verbals.
The Guardian
4
Actively managed funds have been the linchpin of the Johnson family's fortune.
Reuters
5
Every step forward is a further unraveling, each linchpin a loose wire.
Reuters
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The trucks are also a linchpin in GM's ongoing battle with No.
Reuters
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The linchpin for repacking in the adenosine binding site is residue 351.
Pubmed
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The Fumbally has become the linchpin around which Dublin's best cafes revolve.
The Irish Times
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Ciarán Hinds, battered and leonine, is the linchpin of The Night Alive.
The Guardian
10
The linchpin of his success: the increasingly popular strategy known as asset-based lending.
Reuters
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Will they survive, are they the linchpin for a new Government?
Radio NZ
12
Phoenix second-year forward Josh Jackson was the linchpin behind several of those runs.
Reuters
13
This is the linchpin of federal prosecutions of local police officers.
Ebony
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The linchpin of its social existence was gone and could not be replaced.
Anthill: a novel
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The Seville Boston-folks consider it the linchpin, at least, of this rolling universe.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 / A Magazine...
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Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathaniel Yeager described Kapoor as the linchpin of the scheme.
Reuters
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Translations for linchpin
Portuguese
ponto fulcral
Linchpin through the time
Linchpin across language varieties
United States of America
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