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center

[sen-ter] / ˈsɛn tər /






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A scarcity of homes for sale and rapidly rising property prices are pushing younger buyers outside the city center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

At the center of the discovery are dendritic cells, specialized immune cells that help organize the body's defenses.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

At the center of his housing outlook is a concern about people at opposite ends of the property ladder being unable to move.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Late last month, The New York Times reported that US intelligence officials concluded that the woman, a Chinese executive linked to a Singapore-based data center company called Megaspeed, had been funnelling information to Beijing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

She and her husband lived about a mile and a half from the Beje, outside the cramped old center of the city.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The study said the data centers used 1.8% of total U.S. electricity consumption during the period the researchers reviewed, equating to about 25.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide released.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

"It's an example of how we are rebuilding our core competencies and developing centers of excellence in technical functions instead of continuing to outsource expertise."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

The Singapore-based company builds data centers in southeast Asia and was spun off from a Chinese company in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

The revised approach centers on two major missions: Artemis III, a test flight scheduled for 2027, and Artemis IV, which is intended to land astronauts on the lunar surface in 2028.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Jacksons don’t cry, especially not in community centers with eyes full of pity and news cameras looking for pitiful moments.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

The committee has judged for months that the labor market is roughly in balance while inflation is above its 2% target, so the debate has centered on prices, not hiring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The results challenge the long-standing assumption that the evolutionary roots of all living apes were centered in or around East Africa.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Much of the public reaction, however, centered around how the piece looked less like the three-time NBA champion and more like Laurence Fishburne, Kelsey Grammer, Ken Norton Jr. and others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

For years, one prominent explanation centered on supernovae, the powerful explosions that occur when certain stars reach the ends of their lives.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

I’ve got a nice couch to sit on—which, thanks to Lenny, is perfectly centered in the room—cheese puffs to eat, and a great game to watch.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

The story, centering on the rise and fall of a Westish infield prodigy, is rich in love, camaraderie and allusions to Herman Melville.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Shannon and Narducy have built these outings around the R.E.M. catalog, with each tour centering on an album which is performed in full, from start to finish.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

City were accused of a wide range of rule breaches, centering around claims they inflated sponsorship revenue from connected companies and made other "off the books" payments to circumvent financial regulations.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Her manager told her that people would probably be more interested in her memoir before a series centering on magic and dragons, so she started writing her own story two years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Once the concrete had set, the lagging was removed and the centering was lowered and moved onto the scaffolding of the next bay.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay


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