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Remarks from Williams have particular weight because as vice chairman of the Fed’s rate-setting committee, he has usually sought to reflect the views of the committee’s center of gravity rather than stating his own position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Amount of construction financing banks provided for Oracle’s “Project Jupiter,” a massive New Mexico data center that is now mired in delays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
It’s really cool when the vocals are part of a track instead of lying there in the center of the mix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Scientists at APC Microbiome Ireland, a research center at University College Cork, investigated in detail how coffee may influence communication between the digestive system and the brain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
It was at a church service in Munich that I saw him, the former S.S. man who had stood guard at the shower room door in the processing center at Ravensbruck.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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A thematic cousin, “Black Coral” by Mr. Stills, centers on how scuba diving becomes more spiritually rewarding the deeper you go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Some encouraging signs were that Oracle maintained its forecast for capital expenditures — or money put toward things like data centers and hardware — and reported strong cloud growth.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
And when you’re talking about third places, it’s worth remembering we’ve systematically defunded after-school programs, orchestras, art programs, senior centers.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Another new law requires local agencies to disclose 911 calls made from immigration detention centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
On the sandbank she found not one but five of the precious wheels, and passing the cord through their softening centers, she swam heavily back, pulling them behind her.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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“Pillow Talk,” WHUR’s long-running late-night program hosted by Stribling, centered on relationships, conversation and music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The continuing divergence between the two economic powers suggests investment in China has to be centered on earnings streams supported by government policy and specific areas of local demand, Eastspring adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Questions around the cause of the fire have centered around a solar array on the warehouse roof, where another fire started in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Much of the previous research has centered on inflammation in the brain and changes in immune activity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The battle is always centered in the self.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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The original’s success paved the way for a surge in shows centering Black life in America, including “Living Single,” “Moesha” and “Martin.”
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
“My job is to always be centering folks in the work.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Greenwich, Conn.-based L Catterton sees Hyrox as “uniquely well positioned” in creating a global movement centering on fitness, said managing director Shena Willis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Going into the tournament there was a lot of talk centering on how Aronimink could prove too easy for the world's best.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
When work resumed, the flying buttresses of the choir were completed and the centering was readied for the first stones of the vault.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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