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ground zero

noun

Definition of ground zero

as in center

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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Recent Examples of ground zero Having the good fortune to be present at a musical revolution’s ground zero, Hynde’s exotic American watched her British pals quickly turn into first-gen punk legends and form the Damned, the Sex Pistols, the Slits, the Clash. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 At ground zero, relatives shared enduring grief and final phone calls, while organizers added a tribute for thousands sickened or killed by toxic dust long after the towers fell. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Feal founded the FealGood Foundation to help ground zero workers receive assistance, spread awareness and advocate, including lobbying members of Congress. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 More than 2,000 miles from ground zero, thousands of flags were planted into West Sacramento soil to help sow the seeds of remembrance for the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ground zero

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The exchange came as Kyiv pressed its campaign against Russian infrastructure, with a drone attack on Sunday shutting down a data center in the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow, run by technology giant Yandex.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Mentions of data centers have, predictably, shot up across all three networks in recent months as political backlash against AI swells and the data centers themselves have become a salient issue ahead of the midterms.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of center

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Otthon Centrum analyst Gábor Soóki-Tóth said Tihany is one of the most expensive places in Hungary to buy a vacation property — with prices outstripping those in the nation's capital.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the island's capital city, Naha, early Saturday and stealing her wallet and backpack.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

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Numerous international versions of the survival competition format can be filmed at the hub, which is based in the wilderness of Lake Kenyir replete with jaguars and pythons.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Over the years, the store has evolved into an informal community hub where customers gather, exchange news and help one another navigate life in Colorado.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of hub

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Rubin’s face followed a skin-first technique beloved by the wider beauty mecca for the last few years.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Named for the massive cliffs that stretch across 32 miles of shoreline, Calvert Cliffs is also a mecca for fossil hunters.

— Katie Riley, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of mecca

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Having said her piece, Lisa is fully checked out — putting her focus on lining her lips for as long as this takes, so much so that Angie calls her out for the nervous tick.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
These approaches test reason, rather than the output focus of most assignments.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of focus

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Public money remains the base, through Korea’s Fund of Funds film account, Malaysia’s production rebate and funds in Singapore and Taiwan.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
These benchmarks reflect projected starting base salaries for new hires, not raises for existing employees.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of base

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And deuterium nuclei contain a neutron that can be liberated by a neutrino and then detected, regardless of the type of neutrino.

— Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Hermeneutics as a gateway to the nucleus of spoken language, the same feeling as during childhood experiments with secret codes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of nucleus

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The core mission of the SSC is to move personnel and material off amphibious ships.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
The market kept its core strands and added ProducerHub, InnoAsia, Doc Square and The A, and these drew people who had never attended a market before.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

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