epicenter
noun
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The meaning of epi- in epicenter is "over", so the epicenter of an earthquake lies over the center or "focus" of the quake. Epicenter can also refer to the centers of things that may seem in their own way as powerful—though not as destructive—as earthquakes. Wall Street, for example, might be said to lie at the epicenter of the financial world.
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Los Angeles has long been the epicenter of a growing houselessness crisis, where sprawling tent encampments and unsheltered people are a daily reality.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The Ivy League school in New York was the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests at US college campuses this spring.
—Sabrina Souza, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
If things run to plan, by this time next year the Villa Noailles could be the epicenter of a nascent Centre National de la Mode, a national fashion hub underpinned by more formal structure and sponsorship.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Epicenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epicenter. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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