centre of gravity

Example Sentences

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"China is now the centre of gravity for automotive innovation, not just production," Russo said.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

It can also register their approximate weight as well as their centre of gravity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

Minutes of the Fed's most recent policy meeting are due out later and will be scoured for clues about where the centre of gravity among policymaking lies.

From Reuters • May 24, 2023

"There is a jarring gap between HSBC's centre of gravity in Hong Kong and its subservience to regulators in Britain," says Steve Vickers, a corporate risk consultant based in Hong Kong.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

The exception was the Parisian philosophers, for whom the centre of gravity of both the earth and the water remained coincident with the centre of the universe.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton