Keep in mind that this one deduction is not the lynchpin of the entire industry.
From the forbes.com
Not only is the lynchpin a disaster in waiting, it's a sign of failed leadership.
From the forbes.com
Like eurozone lynchpin Germany, Ireland lives or dies on its ability to export.
From the usatoday.com
Everyone understands well how education is a lynchpin to success in today's world.
From the thestate.com
He, like others, discounted the notion that Odom was the lynchpin to their success.
From the ocregister.com
Arizona in the World Series, but pitching is the lynchpin of their postseason success.
From the usatoday.com
The same can be said of rural Post Offices where they are the lynchpin of community life.
From the ealingtimes.co.uk
The next key point heading south is the loyalist lynchpin of Bani Walid.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Rachel Campbell-Johnston discusses her new book on the lynchpin of British Romanticism.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
Anchor: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
Linchpin: pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
A linchpin, also spelled linch pin, lynchpin, or lynch pin, is a fastener used to prevent a wheel or other rotating part from sliding off the axle it is riding on. The word is first attested in the 14th century and derives from Middle English elements meaning "axletree pin".
A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel; a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation
Iron pin that passed through the axletree and secured the truck on the axle of an artillery piece.