nerve center
Example Sentences
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An evocatively realized setting such as Ms. Bigelow’s Washington nerve center can be ample reason to make a movie worth seeing, but three others that were overflowing with local atmosphere offered far more than that.
This month, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, which is not in the habit of selling itself as a nerve center of wokeitude, tweeted out its “strong opposition” to a proposed anti-E.S.G. bill there.
From New York Times
A transmission box the size of a mini-fridge — there’s one on each campus — serves as the nerve center for the on-site production.
From Seattle Times
The nerve center of the operation is a large, secure room at the U.S.
From Washington Post
The open kitchen is the “nerve center” for the household, says Williams, with plenty of space for her and her mother to cook and for caterers when they entertain.
From Washington Post
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