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[sen-truhl] / ˈsɛn trəl /


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It was the first major central bank to do so in response to inflation brought on by higher energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But swathes of southern, west, central and eastern Africa usually see drier-than-normal conditions, raising the risk of droughts.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

His 10-acre farm in Kandukur is on the Deccan Plateau, which covers a large part of southern and central India.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Stronger El Niños, which are characterized by warmer ocean waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, “can more significantly tilt the odds in favor of expected outcomes,” the Climate Prediction Center said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In Boston twenty years before, the central exhibit had been Phineas himself, alive and seemingly well.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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