epicenter
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Aldana Ramirez tries to warm up beside a brasero, a type of local heater, on a freezing night at Los Azules copper project in San Juan province, the epicenter of Milei's mining "revolution."
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
“If you went to Vienna in 1900 or Berlin in 1920, you were in the epicenter of the developments of modern art, and Ronald understood this deeply. It’s a hugely generous gift.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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
In Tokyo, about 180 miles from the epicenter, journalist David McNeill was in a subway station when the earthquake struck.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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