epicenter
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Yet an issue far removed from the conflict’s epicenter may end up being the biggest obstacle to any treaty: Lebanon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Images showed extensive damage, including collapsed buildings, in the city of General Santos, the town closest to the epicenter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“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 Bundibugyo strain has killed one person in the militant-controlled of Mambasa, which is some 100 miles from the outbreak’s epicenter in a gold-mining town of Mongbwalu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
As the energy rippled out from the epicenter, it magnified in strength.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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