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center

[sen-ter] / ˈsɛn tər /






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A metal bed with a refrigeration system that maintained a continuous layer of frost over its surface was placed at its center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In Asia, India’s central bank decision takes center stage as higher energy prices complicate the outlook for interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Soon enough, JD could graduate from the sideshow to the center ring.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The surrounding area offers many great destinations within walking distance, including the Hub on Causeway, a mixed-use building filled containing a hotel, shopping center, and a handful of restaurants just steps away.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Twenty-three hundred years ago, the ancient Greeks "knew" that the heart was the center of emotion and thought.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Current care mainly centers on lifestyle changes and efforts to limit additional liver damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Tesla’s Megapacks, analysts say, are critical to meeting demand for power driven by the U.S. build-out of data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

To anybody with attachment to news as actual events, America’s 12-cylinder capitalism has been tackling the AI agent misalignment problem in a burst of energy second only to its creation of data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Its parent company is Bio Pappel, and McKinley has a total of 17 industrial plants, recycling centers, distribution centers and corporate headquarters in the U.S., according to its website.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Even when she was in elementary and middle school, she always chose computers as her choice of centers while all the other more popular girls seemed to cluster together in art or reading.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Linton’s defense has centered on expert testimony from a neurologist and a psychiatrist who say Linton had a seizure before the crash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The OIG's investigation centered around a major building renovation project at the Fed's Washington headquarters whose cost estimates grew from $1.3 billion in February 2020 to $2.4 billion in December 2024.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Can you tell us what issues you centered in that brief, and just lay out what relief it was that the plaintiffs felt was so urgently needed?

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

The gut-busting workouts imposed by Sumrall and Whitt centered on four lifts: power clean, bench, squat and dead lift.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

He centered the kippah on his head, patted it once it was settled, then stretched out his arms toward the bowl.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

“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

This year, “A Very Laufey Day” will include experiences in 75 cities across 25 countries, centering on the theme of “A Celebration of the Arts.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Going into the tournament there was a lot of talk centering on how Aronimink could prove too easy for the world's best.

From BBC ● May 16, 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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