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Recent Examples of centrality
Weekly Newsletter Sicilian sulfur’s centrality to Britain’s textile industry was soon displaced by pyrites from Ireland, sulfur from Spain and Louisiana, and an early form of recycling, though sulfur would continue to be mined in Sicily.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 June 2026
The centrality of images to intuitive, subconscious methods of understanding came to be seen as particularly feminine.
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Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
When your product achieves this centrality, expansion into adjacent markets should become both natural and defensible.
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Russell Sarder,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The awards increase Blue Origin’s centrality to NASA’s Moon plans, both by flying large amounts of cargo, with a Mark 1 lander previously contracted to deliver the Viper vehicle to the lunar surface, and by supporting the company’s larger Mark 2 lander for eventual human missions.
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Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 June 2026
The centrality of images to intuitive, subconscious methods of understanding came to be seen as particularly feminine.
—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
When your product achieves this centrality, expansion into adjacent markets should become both natural and defensible.
—
Russell Sarder,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The awards increase Blue Origin’s centrality to NASA’s Moon plans, both by flying large amounts of cargo, with a Mark 1 lander previously contracted to deliver the Viper vehicle to the lunar surface, and by supporting the company’s larger Mark 2 lander for eventual human missions.
—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centrality
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That may become increasingly common going forward, as conventional wisdom on the essentiality of coaching continuity—and the fear of roster attrition—has been recast by the yearly churn every team now faces in the transfer portal era.
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Armani’s legacy is a lesson in essentiality, discipline and authenticity.
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Arie has a reputation of advocating for self-empowerment and social consciousness in her music, as well as being outspoken on race and cultural identity issues.
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If the job of a debut album is to introduce an artist to the world, while a sophomore album reinforces their reputation, then a third album offers a channel for artists to expand beyond the familiar tricks and peculiarities that shot them to fame in the first place.
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That status benefits both Google’s internal AI efforts and helps win outside customers — a lucrative one-two punch that figures into Jim Cramer’s admiration for the stock.
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The South Asian diaspora witnessed a wave of musical innovation in the early 1980s, producing a number of records that would go on to earn landmark status.
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Cristina Diezhandino Chief Marketing Officer, Diageo (United Kingdom) Diezhandino oversees Diageo’s portfolio of more than 200 brands, ranging from the heritage of Guinness and Johnnie Walker to the prestige of Don Julio.
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The group has already seen a loss of support from other segments of Lebanese society as a result of its loss of prestige from defeats at the hands of Israel.
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
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He was raised in Tiberias and Eilat, outside Israel’s traditional centers of power and influence.
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Why Mushroom Powder Potency Depends on Extraction Mushroom powder is often pitched as the most potent format, but potency is not automatic.
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That tradeoff is why some experts argue gummies, despite lower potency, can outperform stronger formats for people who would otherwise forget.
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Albies has the sixth-best OPS among NL second basemen, but has made three All-Star games before, plays for a popular franchise and has strong name value, likely helping his voting numbers.
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Despite that progress, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined, as megacap tech names tumbled.
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And that put him in position to score easily on Tommy Edman’s double to the center-field warning track for the first run of the game.
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Polling tells him that his moderate positions on important policies are popular.
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“Centrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centrality. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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