central

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The situation puts central banks in a bind on inflation and interest rates.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Framed by white roses on the central balcony of the Vatican's basilica, the pope called on "those who have the power to unleash wars" to choose peace.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Aging takes a serious toll on the hippocampus, the part of the brain that plays a central role in learning and memory.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Psychologically, central bankers might feel they have to be seen to do something as inflation surges again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Combine the long-range and short-range perspectives and the result becomes the central paradox of the revolutionary era, which was also the apparently intractable dilemma facing the revolutionary generation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis