Thesaurus results for NERVE CENTER

nerve center

noun

Definition of nerve center

as in center

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 center In effect, the system serves as the tournament's digital nerve center, helping FIFA and Lenovo manage the complex logistics of hosting matches simultaneously across countries and cities. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026 Ultimately the interference can lead to flight disruptions and delays as confusion descends on the nerve center of a plane. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026 Across the room, the electricity is sent through a rectifier, the nerve center for the substation. — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 The targets were not rocket launchers or weapons depots, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but the nerve centers of the organization — command rooms, intelligence headquarters and offices where Hezbollah commanders planned the next stage of the fight. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nerve center

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And both need the metals to build the data centers that will power their AI buildouts.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Build a Command Deck With the Control Center The Control Center was a welcome addition to iOS 7 in 2013, but its implementation still feels more like a junk drawer than a command center.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of center

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The water level of a major reservoir supplying the bustling capital city of Jakarta -- the world's biggest metropolis -- is dropping inch by inch.

— EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Indeed, stocks have rocketed to record highs in recent years thanks to all the capital tied to the emergence of artificial intelligence, with investors looking to gain exposure to the trend.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of capital

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The city owns 14,900 parcels across the five boroughs, including municipal rooftops, parking lots, and fleet depots, that can be turned into hubs of clean energy production.

— Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Last week, McClatchy newsrooms were cut severely, leaving fewer journalists than ever to cover the fast-growing hubs of the Central Valley.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of hub

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But for lovers of all things sweet and creamy, Cheesecake Funk is today a veritable mecca for those in the know.

— David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, the region has emerged as a mecca for pro sports, with top basketball and hockey teams building elaborate practice facilities there.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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Extreme nuclear matter RHIC operated at BNL from 2000 to 2026 and was designed to investigate exotic forms of nuclear matter by colliding heavy atomic nuclei, like gold, at nearly the speed of light.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
The team of researchers studied galaxies with active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at their hearts.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of nucleus

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The current focus is on proving that nanoscale NMR can achieve the sensitivity needed for meaningful chemical detection.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
There’s been a steady drumbeat of streaming price hikes as companies over the last few years — and months — as companies moved away from a focus on subscriber additions to profitability.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of focus

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Based on interviews with 10current and former Goddard workers, as well as several independent space policy experts, Goddard is ground zero for these sweeping changes.

— Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
However, the effects were typically short-lived, occurring in the days and weeks after the explosion and confined to the area around ground zero, the test site.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of ground zero

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The experiments were not designed to demonstrate ignition or fusion gain, but to isolate and test this core compression principle.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Shown on a 35mm print at Lincoln Center, this North American premiere was warmly received, with the core cast all on hand.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

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