epicenter
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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
Rubio added that the State Department and other agencies "are working very, very hard" to contain the crisis, whose epicenter is in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
“The global semiconductor market is undergoing a seismic transformation,” the report noted, and “the memory segment is at the epicenter of this shift.”
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
While L.A. has become the epicenter of VHS collecting in the country, the most notable gathering for enthusiasts, VHS Fest, takes place every summer at the Mahoning Drive-in Theater in Lehighton, Pa.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The excitement of being at the epicenter of that kind of intense experience captured Riddick and never released him.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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