epicenter
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“And judging by Monday’s price action, this is certainly not looking like a bundle of joy for Korean investors waking up to find their market at the epicenter of the global AI unwind.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
The outbreak has hit three provinces, with the epicenter in Ituri, which the Africa CDC says accounts for 90 percent of confirmed cases and 76 percent of confirmed deaths.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
California, the epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, continues to grow its economy faster than the nation, but more people are losing their jobs and the cost of living remains high.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
It’s a “little epicenter of maritime lawlessness,” said Michelle Bockmann, a maritime intelligence analyst at Windward, saying ships used a “smorgasbord of deceptive shipping tactics” to stay off authorities’ radars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
We were in the West Coast epicenter of the military as they shipped men and equipment across the Pacific to Vietnam.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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