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center

[sen-ter] / ˈsɛn tər /






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With financial support from the British government, Ukraine in March launched A1, a center within the Defense Ministry focused on integrating AI into the military.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

CoreWeave can draw from those credit lines, either based on timelines or project milestones, such as the completed construction of a data center.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Those more theatrical, highly scenic spaces are more likely to get you off your phone. Little moments of delight center you.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

But after a trade to Charlotte for center Mark Williams was rescinded, Knecht never settled back into the rotation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

These bones are the center of much contention —we call them Bone Wars.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

SpaceX reported having 1.7 gigawatts of computer capacity at the end of the quarter and is adding more at giant centers in Memphis and Mississippi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Adding to the pressure from big IPOs, hyperscalers plowing money into data centers have hit the brakes on buybacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Subsequent events ”proved he was right” because of heavy demand for power for data centers, Kim said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The centers power the company’s lucrative cloud computing services and AI business, including its newly-launched Grok Bot AI agent, which Musk said was fast gaining customers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

In contrast, Europe’s geographic balkanization resulted in dozens or hundreds of independent, competing statelets and centers of innovation.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The findings help explain why a disease centered in the liver can be strongly influenced by events occurring elsewhere in the digestive system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

For Leverton, restoring the carousel is important in bringing a piece of history back to the city, one centered on affordable outdoor entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The first thing to know about “Oh, Mary!”—if the cacophonous enthusiasm for its off-Broadway run hadn’t reached your ears—is that the play, written by Cole Escola and centered on Mary Todd Lincoln, is howlingly funny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

That movie starring Jesse Eisenberg centered on Mark Zuckerberg, a student who struggled socially and eventually created his own online ecosystem for making friends -- what would become Facebook.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Much of the talk centered around events to which I was not privy, and even Charles’s kind parenthetical remarks of explanation did not help much to clarify it.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

This year, “A Very Laufey Day” will include experiences in 75 cities across 25 countries, centering on the theme of “A Celebration of the Arts.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

In Memphis, Tenn., 31-year old Justin Pearson is finding support by centering data-center opposition in his Democratic campaign for Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

I hold up my pendant to the sky, centering the dwarf sun in the middle of the obsidian.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera


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