centrality

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Recent Examples of centrality Network centrality is a common way social scientists measure influence in groups. Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025 Her performance restores her character’s centrality, so that not even Mescal at his roaring, shirtless best can threaten her standing. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025 The element’s centrality has long puzzled researchers trying to understand early life, because phosphorus isn’t naturally abundant in most watery environments, the kind of place where life probably began. Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 24 Feb. 2025 Their increasing centrality to the global economy also grants those with deposits, and the extraction and processing infrastructure necessary to capitalize on these, significant economic influence. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for centrality
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Noun
  • With Jim Crow, an imperfect church, economic despair, and the Klan looming, the film underlines again and again the essentiality of love—not as an antidote, but as an alternative, an entirely separate mode of experiencing the world.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Many people across the healthcare ecosystem acknowledge the power and essentiality of trust to most things in healthcare, including engagement and adherence to health advice.
    Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Made-In is a newer cookware brand that has quickly gained momentum and a positive reputation in professional kitchens over the past few years.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2025
  • But Wilken, who is a former law professor and thus likely appreciative of the academic calendar, has a reputation for being pragmatic and realistic.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Travelers' rights against warrantless searches are weakened within 100 miles of any port of entry, so any person is subject to being questioned and their electronic devices – including phones, tablets and laptops – searched by border agents regardless of immigration status.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • The sun is shining and our out-of-office statuses are waiting to be set, which means Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Tonight’s show is hosted by Walton Goggins, who has been on a tear lately at HBO, appearing on two of the best examples of modern prestige TV: The White Lotus and The Righteous Gemstones.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 May 2025
  • Amazon’s highlighter category is ruled by mass brands, however, prestige brands, including Saie, are beginning to gain meaningful share.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • The way their dynamic is structured, Colin fears that one wrong move could bring things to an end, which merely reinforces Ray’s power over him.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2025
  • At the time of writing, some 50,000 were still without power in Missouri, according to PowerOutage.us, a service that tracks disruptions.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Wins Best Film at Critics Awards for Arab Films Far from the bristling emotional potency of Petzold’s previous muse Nina Hoss, Beer can be an aloof, hard-to-read presence.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 May 2025
  • Wirtz’s potency in the final third would attract attention and could free up Pep Guardiola’s talented front line.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The Texas Department of Public Safety runs the database but local law enforcement agencies are responsible for entering the names.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • The nutmeg name seem to have a rather mixed history here.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Businesses with strong cash positions gain both defensive protection and offensive capabilities when opportunities arise.
    David Zybin, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Sacramento’s 28th & B Skate Park and vacant positions within the police department headlined Tuesday night’s budget discussion.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025

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“Centrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centrality. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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