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a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
Wall Street's undisputed status as the nerve center for the world of high finance
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Recent Examples of nerve centers
The hustle & bustle of being near stock, options & commodities exchanges and working in pristine buildings that were the nerve centers of American enterprise & entrepreneurship.
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Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerve centers
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Attorneys slam facility conditions Immigration enforcement processing centers are only supposed to hold people for 72 hours or less, according to Long.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The new project centers on a young Facebook engineer named Frances Haugen (Madison) who teams up with Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz (White) on a risky mission to bring attention to the social network’s biggest secrets.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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Local hubs like Tabakalera and EQZE are training a new generation, widening the talent pool.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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The breach caused significant delays at airports throughout the continent, including in major hubs in London, Berlin, and Brussels.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Both capitals sit along the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits, home to busy shipping lanes which connect the North Sea to the Baltic Sea.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Obama Administration secretly negotiated the Iran nuclear deal without consulting GCC capitals.—
Firas Maksad,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Test yourself on melon meccas and revolutionary roots in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The summer pastures near Prospect Mountain feature fisheries, expansive water rights dating back to the early 1900s, and rock-climbing meccas.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Aug. 2025
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These exist at extremely high temperatures and allow atomic nuclei to overcome their mutual repulsion and fuse, releasing vast amounts of energy.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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These particles, known as cosmic rays, are mostly composed of single protons, although heavier atomic nuclei, electrons, positrons (the antimatter counterpart of electrons), and neutrinos are all present as well.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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Our hearts continue to be with the families.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Six seasons later, the foursome experienced countless romantic ups and downs — and one surprising pairing ultimately captured viewer's hearts as one of TV’s most beloved couples.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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One of the Royal Film Commission’s main focuses is to host productions that can elevate the country’s profile internationally, particularly those that shoot Jordan for Jordan.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Watt and defensive lineman Cameron Heyward will be the focuses of the Patriots’ protection plan with edge-rusher Alex Highsmith (one sack, 3 QB hits last week) ruled out.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Nerve centers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerve%20centers. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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