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center

[sen-ter] / ˈsɛn tər /






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San Clemente often ran two-way star Jaxson Rex out of the Wildcat formation, letting the Brigham Young commit’s athleticism take center stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Wilson seemed poised to eclipse the British authority, William Blackstone, at the center of America’s legal universe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“They’re not hardwired into some system that’s connected to the internet to an algorithmic computer center somewhere in the back of the house.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The company beats earnings estimates as its emerging data center business surges 76% year over year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

He keeps driving, past the pizza place, the community center, and the library.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

A Treasury official said last month the department was looking at blacklisting entities that provide warehouses and distribution centers to shut down the movement of goods into Iran’s land borders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I’ve been involved in probably close to 1,000 projects in academic medical centers over the years at varying degrees of depth and detail,” Silva said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mr. Ramaswamy supports building data centers on abandoned industrial sites and giving their surplus generated energy as “free electricity” to neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

CMS officials said centers paid seniors kickbacks up to $1,000 a month to enroll in their programs and then billed Medicaid for services not provided.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

We have now traced how food production arose in a few centers, and how it spread at unequal rates from there to other areas.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

"One is centered on the land, life, spirituality, and worldview," he said, while the other "sees the land as a business opportunity."

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Media reports said those cuts are likely to be centered in its home U.K. market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

There are a few interviews where it felt like he was being honest and centered, but he was all over the place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The findings help explain why a disease centered in the liver can be strongly influenced by events occurring elsewhere in the digestive system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

For my mom, my aunt, my grandmother, and all the other women on our street, life centered on faith.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

The original’s success paved the way for a surge in shows centering Black life in America, including “Living Single,” “Moesha” and “Martin.”

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 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

“My job is to always be centering folks in the work.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Greenwich, Conn.-based L Catterton sees Hyrox as “uniquely well positioned” in creating a global movement centering on fitness, said managing director Shena Willis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

When work resumed, the flying buttresses of the choir were completed and the centering was readied for the first stones of the vault.

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


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