the heart

noun

: the central or most important part of something
deep in the heart of the forest
Their offices are in the heart of the city.
Let's get right to the heart of the matter.

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The chief ’s wife ordered her husband’s guards to remain outside, allowing only her female attendants to go with her to Ka`uiki Cave, deep into the heart of the hill. Jasmin 'iolani Hakes, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026 The idea for a substation at the Sycamore Square shopping center, which sits in the heart of the Sycamore corridor, was first discussed years ago. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026 The large language model at the heart of the new Alexa, which Amazon positioned as a rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, was, according to former employees, far from state-of-the-art. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026 His doctor instructed him to wear a Holter monitor, which records the heart’s activity, for a few weeks. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the heart

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“The heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20heart. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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