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central

[sen-truhl] / ˈsɛn trəl /


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Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to break up a protest in the central town of Nanyuki against the construction of an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The rupiah has been bleeding, and the central bank has no choice but to hike and defend the currency, said Zerlina Zeng at CreditSights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

SpaceX on Monday offered the closest look yet into its plans to eventually operate data centers in space, a technology it’s billed as central to its future.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

"But it's an important piece of the puzzle, as the activity of the striatum, where these cholinergic interneurons are held, is a central component of this system," emphasizes Prof. Wickens.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

He said that guilt—at least the kind some rich people felt toward the poor—allowed money to flow to the clinics and schools in the central plateau.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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