as in centers
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
Broadway is the hub of theater life in New York
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Recent Examples of hubs
They may also be used to saturate and destroy remaining airfields, command centers, and logistic hubs.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Key pathways such as the Strait of Hormuz have been effectively shuttered and routes from strategic hubs such as Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi have also been impacted.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Instead, these travelers were pivoting to Southeast Asian hubs like Singapore or intra-Asian routes, Ellenby added.
—Sydney Goh, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
But this vision is universal — restaurants, hotels, stadiums, offices, retail stores, healthcare facilities, and transportation hubs.
—Alex Israel, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Delta Air Lines website Delta Air Lines posts its own security wait times on its website, offering information for the carrier’s own hubs.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
These projects include infrastructure improvements to major parks in residential hubs like Dupont Circle, Meridian Hill, and Logan Circle.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
With a global sensibility, reach, and reporting hubs now spanning from Washington DC, Silicon Valley, Wall Street to sub-Saharan Africa and the Gulf, Semafor’s journalists around the world power its suite of daily first-read email briefings and signature live journalism convenings.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Earlier this month, several outlets covered how garments destined for brands were piling up at airports in Bangladesh and India after Gulf carriers cancelled flights, with more than half of Bangladesh’s air cargo typically moving through Gulf hubs.
—Assef Shaikh, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Key pathways such as the Strait of Hormuz have been effectively shuttered and routes from strategic hubs such as Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi have also been impacted.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Instead, these travelers were pivoting to Southeast Asian hubs like Singapore or intra-Asian routes, Ellenby added.
—Sydney Goh, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
But this vision is universal — restaurants, hotels, stadiums, offices, retail stores, healthcare facilities, and transportation hubs.
—Alex Israel, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Delta Air Lines website Delta Air Lines posts its own security wait times on its website, offering information for the carrier’s own hubs.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
These projects include infrastructure improvements to major parks in residential hubs like Dupont Circle, Meridian Hill, and Logan Circle.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
With a global sensibility, reach, and reporting hubs now spanning from Washington DC, Silicon Valley, Wall Street to sub-Saharan Africa and the Gulf, Semafor’s journalists around the world power its suite of daily first-read email briefings and signature live journalism convenings.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Earlier this month, several outlets covered how garments destined for brands were piling up at airports in Bangladesh and India after Gulf carriers cancelled flights, with more than half of Bangladesh’s air cargo typically moving through Gulf hubs.
—Assef Shaikh, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubs
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As gardeners head to their local garden centers early in the growing season, many seek organically sound amendments and treatments to support their vegetable gardens.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Iran struck Amazon Web Services data centers in the Middle East in early March, causing outages in a number of apps and digital services in the United Arab Emirates.—
Luke Fountain,Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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Those crises required two large IMF deals supported by tens of billions of dollars in Gulf aid and investments, reflecting a long-standing view among Gulf capitals that stability in the most populous Arab country is key to preventing wider turmoil.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Last weekend, as Matthieu Blazy’s new collection dropped at Chanel in Dubai Mall, queues formed outside, not unlike other fashion capitals in recent weeks.—
Sujata Assomull,
Vogue,
31 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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Despite Texas not satisfying their trio of focuses, a trio of sophomores stepped up to help carry the Longhorns to the Elite Eight.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Mar. 2026
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For Intelligence, the new focuses are real-time device telemetry, with Intel Device IQ (more about that below) able to detect issues and trigger local AI for remediation.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Hubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubs. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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