epicenter
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Each has been at the very epicenter of democratic attempts to access the constitutional tools demanded by this moment.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
The epicenter was located near Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
Private market lenders, meanwhile, many of which are exposed to industries at the epicenter of the AI disruption trade, are caught in a vice of falling company values and illiquid loan portfolios.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
As Mr. Mulla tells us, in the 1920s India was “in many ways the epicenter of the Muslim world,” still under British rule, home to a large portion of Islam’s population before partition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
A good five minutes must have passed before I felt strong enough to reach up and touch the pain’s epicenter on my right temple.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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