as in centers
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
a city that was once ground zero for the insurance industry
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Literacy screenings are not typically conducted in medical settings, but several prominent pediatric care centers, including Boston Children's Hospital, promote early literacy resources to families in recognition of reading's importance for a child's development.—
MAKIYA SEMINERA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
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This system can be used around airports, stadiums, power plants, water treatment centers, correctional facilities, borders and other critical infrastructure.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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For more than a decade, Gulf capitals urged de-escalation, arguing diplomacy was the only path to prevent Iran from targeting the wealthy cities and advanced energy infrastructure the region has spent trillions of dollars building.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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For policymakers in national capitals, energy security has become a primary phrase because of concerns that geopolitical disruption could hamper access to energy.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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All three of those cities are major global hubs, with millions of passengers transiting through them each year.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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The three major airlines that operate at those airports -- Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad -- typically have about 90,000 passengers per day crossing through those hubs and even more travelers headed to destinations in the Middle East, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.—
CARA RUBINSKY,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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With one day left to declare candidacy in the race for Los Angeles mayor, all eyes are on Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer behind outdoor shopping meccas like The Grove.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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After all, the Moroccan city is one of the world's great shopping meccas.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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The hustle & bustle of being near stock, options & commodities exchanges and working in pristine buildings that were the nerve centers of American enterprise & entrepreneurship.—
Kenneth G. Winans,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The data—which specifically trace the abundance of H3+, an ion made of three hydrogen nuclei—constitute the best-yet three-dimensional map of the planet’s upper atmosphere.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
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Deciphering the unique infrared language these galactic nuclei speak.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Themed around the concept of play, it was filled with prints of dices, playing cards and board games, which added to takes on tartan and argyle patterns and the duo’s go-to motifs, such as hearts and polka dots.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The loops and patterns this pair trades in don’t exactly have hearts, or cores.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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This legislative session, Republicans and Democrats have both said electricity affordability was one of their focuses, and both the House and Senate passed House Bill 1002 to tackle that issue.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Others questioned Nabi’s main focuses while leading Coty, particularly the atypical tie-in with Orveda.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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