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epicenter

[ep-uh-sen-ter] / ˈɛp əˌsɛn tər /


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Residents near the epicenter of a major earthquake in southern Panama began cleaning up on Saturday, traumatized by the previous day's heavy shaking that left widespread damage but so far no reported deaths.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

The co-brand cards that millions of consumers use have long been the epicenter of a love-hate relationship between large merchants and banks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Stan Kroenke had a vision for bringing the NFL back to L.A.; its foundation was SoFi Stadium, which has become a cultural epicenter that extends beyond sports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

It was Abbott who, not long ago, called his state the "epicenter of AI development."

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

They radiate from the epicenter, shaking the ground like buried thunder, traveling the globe in less than twenty minutes.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Industrial-scale scam compounds have sprouted across Southeast Asia, and Cambodia has become one of the epicenters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

Churches were the epicenters of the Black community and to be taken seriously at all times, which is the main reason I enjoy the idea behind "The Book of Clarence" so much.

From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2024

Regions near these historic earthquakes' epicenters are still seismically active today, so it's possible that some modern earthquakes could be long-lived aftershocks of past quakes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023

Faux puts meat on those bare bones by escorting his readers to many of the epicenters of the crypto scam — Miami, the Bahamas, the Philippines and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

“We refer to these as epicenters of survivorship,” Crisafulli said, who finished his degree and came back to Mount St. Helens to work for the Forest Service.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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