center of gravity
noun phrase
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: the point at which the entire weight of a body may be considered as concentrated so that if supported at this point the body would remain in equilibrium in any position
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The rise of TikTok and short-form content has shifted the center of gravity from brand-building to product moments.
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Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Fantastic Four: First Steps Marvel is all-in on Fantastic Four being their center of gravity this year, and setting up the back to back Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
When millions of young people around the world spend 30 or 40 hours a week immersed in the adventures of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King hero, rather than, say, a Marvel superhero or a Tolkien epic, that subtly shifts the cultural center of gravity eastward.
—Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
Additionally, front-loaders tend to put cargo closer to the ground, thus lowering their center of gravity.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Fantastic Four: First Steps Marvel is all-in on Fantastic Four being their center of gravity this year, and setting up the back to back Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
When millions of young people around the world spend 30 or 40 hours a week immersed in the adventures of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King hero, rather than, say, a Marvel superhero or a Tolkien epic, that subtly shifts the cultural center of gravity eastward.
—Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
Additionally, front-loaders tend to put cargo closer to the ground, thus lowering their center of gravity.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Center of gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20of%20gravity. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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