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centering

[sen-ter-ing] / ˈsɛn tər ɪŋ /


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Hershey Pa.’s Christian Pulisic set up a sequence that led to a Paraguay own goal, and then, not long after, zipped a centering pass to the 24-year-old Balogun to make it 2-0.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Going into the tournament there was a lot of talk centering on how Aronimink could prove too easy for the world's best.

From BBC May 16, 2026

This time, instead of centering around the private sector, a Treasury crisis could hamper the government’s ability to finance itself.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

Janecke set up the score, skating behind the net, then delivering a short centering pass for Dunne on the edge of the crease.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2026

The ANC had decided to personalize the quest for our release by centering the campaign on a single figure.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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