core
Example Sentences
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With core inflation running at about 3% annually, well above the Fed’s 2% target, healthcare is a big reason that the last mile back to targeted inflation has proved so difficult.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
One of the core characteristics of the simulation genre is its soothingly repetitive jobs.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
As the late Justice Antonin Scalia stressed, legislative floor explanations are weak evidence for the core originalist question: How would a contemporary informed reader interpret the words as enacted?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
A slowdown in PayPal’s branded checkout is at the core of the company’s biggest challenges, analysts and company executives said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It can take up to twenty-four hours for a properly functioning nuclear reactor to reach cold shutdown—the point at which the temperature of the core dips below boiling.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.