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Bank of France Governor Emmanuel Moulin said the central bank is making policy decisions meeting by meeting based on incoming data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In particular, the ratios of these elements in a disk are expected to resemble those measured in its central star.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
According to Shropshire Council, about 15 per cent of households in its area rely on oil-fuelled central heating, which is between 16,000 and 21,000 properties.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
That, in turn, has caused many central banks to step in to address price stability, with authorities hiking borrowing costs to curb prices.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
We headed back to the central prison office.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Celia imagines the cane she cuts being ground in the centrales, and its thick sap collected in vats.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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At that time the Museum sent out to the Écoles centrales of the different departments of France named collections made up from the duplicates, and in this sort of drudgery Lamarck took an active part.
From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
Others, known as "colonos," are planters only, the crop being sold to the mills commonly called "centrales."
From Cuba, Old and New by Albert G. (Albert Gardner) Robinson
The two sulci centrales sive fissuræ Rolandi run straight to the border of the hemisphere, less deeply impressed than is normally the case, without forming an angle with each other.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer
As at present organized, the force is divided into twenty-six brigades, one for each arrondissement and six companies, known as the reserve, formerly the brigades centrales.
From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by William Walton
Heating to such houses is supplied by large plants known as TETs - an acronym that stands for "heat and electricity centrals" in Ukrainian as they generate electricity as well as heat.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Its 15 "centrals" are pals with their customers, keep them in touch with local gossip.
From Time Magazine Archive
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They claim that a majority of Cuba's 175 "centrals" are now operating at a loss or barely paying expenses.
From Time Magazine Archive
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At the base of the pyramid is a membership of 2,889,550 represented by 29,574 local unions, 804 city centrals, 49 State branches, 4 departments.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“Okay, two of them can go back in. Your centrals, or as you know them, your two front teeth,” Dr. Maris declared, looking pleased.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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