centerpiece
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As violence was starting to subsume Costa Rica, in 2022, Rodrigo Chaves stepped into the presidency and made cracking down on crime the centerpiece of his administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Talarico has made the New Testament command to love thy neighbor a centerpiece of his campaign.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“GameStop has closed hundreds of stores in recent years, which means the physical footprint that would presumably be the centerpiece of this partnership is already shrinking,” she said over email.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
But the unexpected, undeniable centerpiece is their backyard’s strikingly lush, drought-tolerant native lawn that invites people and pets alike to unwind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
I’m supposed to make a centerpiece out of waxed maple leaves, acorns, ribbon, and a mile of thin wire.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Others became true centerpieces or gave me a new idea for how to bring people together.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Family offices are often the centerpieces of wealthy families’ financial lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
For another meal, where she planned to use decorative kale centerpieces, she chose green and purple dishes and table linens to reflect the coloring of the leaves.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
And suddenly, the loss of pitcher Josiah Gray and catcher Keibert Ruiz — the centerpieces of the Scherzer/Turner trade from the Dodgers’ farm system — are being ever so precariously felt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Everything—the walls, the tables, the fake flower centerpieces.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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