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epicenter

[ep-uh-sen-ter] / ˈɛp əˌsɛn tər /


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“The global semiconductor market is undergoing a seismic transformation,” the report noted, and “the memory segment is at the epicenter of this shift.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Each has been at the very epicenter of democratic attempts to access the constitutional tools demanded by this moment.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

“We’ve morphed into this epicenter of fighting back,” said Mayor Casey McKeon, a third-generation Huntington Beach resident who’s up for reelection this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The numbers for the year through June 2025 indicate the effects of a big immigration slowdown, fewer people bailing on America’s tech epicenter, a modest Midwest rebound and the rising appeal for small southern metros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Sendai, a large city close to the epicenter, was hit by the full force of the quake, but all of Honshu felt it.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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