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centering

[sen-ter-ing] / ˈsɛn tər ɪŋ /


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Hershey Pa.’s Christian Pulisic set up a sequence that led to a Paraguay own goal, and then, not long after, zipped a centering pass to the 24-year-old Balogun to make it 2-0.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 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

Lehkonen collected the loose puck and took it the length of the ice before deflecting a centering pass off Kempe’s skate and by Forsberg for a short-handed goal, his second score of the series.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

This time, instead of centering around the private sector, a Treasury crisis could hamper the government’s ability to finance itself.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

The squire brought down, and gave Demodokos, the clear-toned harp; and centering on the minstrel magical young dancers formed a circle with a light beat, and stamp of feet.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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