epicenter
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Those immigrants helped enable the U.S. become the epicenter of innovation in the 20th century.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Each has been at the very epicenter of democratic attempts to access the constitutional tools demanded by this moment.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
Suddenly, Lanier was at the epicenter of a broad public debate about social media and how people stay connected—or are disconnected—on platforms offering nearly endless content curated by algorithms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
The epicenter was located near Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
He grew up in Mountain View, California, just south of San Francisco, which is the absolute epicenter of Silicon Valley.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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