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
This proves how much the Fed — and, particularly, its chair — remains the nerve center of the U.S. economy and financial markets.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
This serves as a nerve center for the International Thespian Festival.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Once relegated to cost control, procurement must now become a strategic nerve center.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
That will change this summer, however, when the new nerve center of Lake County’s emergency responders comes online.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
This serves as a nerve center for the International Thespian Festival.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Once relegated to cost control, procurement must now become a strategic nerve center.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
That will change this summer, however, when the new nerve center of Lake County’s emergency responders comes online.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerve center
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When the cremation center staff asked what happened, the partner admitted Aria had been killed by a larger dog.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The concerns center on the potential enforcement of the state-wide ban on camping in public spaces ushered in by the Safer Kentucky Act, our Killian Baarlaer reports.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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To prove their point, the researchers analyzed 46 years’ worth of venture-capital startup investments, among other data points.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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The project, called the MARS-V Project, is under development by MARS-V, a non-governmental organization based in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Situated at the northeastern tip of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Port Townsend was once a renowned port of entry and lumber shipping hub.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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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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New York City remains the cocktail mecca of the Americas, with four Big Apple bars making this year’s list, including the East Village’s Superbueno (rising 15 places to 12), the West Village’s Sip & Guzzle (39), the Lower East Side’s Double Chicken Please (41), and FiDi’s Overstory (46).—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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Harris, 33, has a contract that makes sense to try and part ways with, especially with the younger nucleus in Detroit.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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This is the uniform in which DesRochers greets me at the nucleus of her sprawling entrepreneurial pursuits that are dubbed The Gratitude Collective, her brick home sitting high atop a hill in Avondale.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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The five-year plan in focus this week is expected to emphasize China’s economic security and technological innovation in sectors like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, new energy and biotechnology.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Middle East was also in focus after Israel and Hamas accused one another of violating the Gaza ceasefire.—
Hugh Leask,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The therapeutic support core adjusts to your body’s curves, virtually eliminating pressure points.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Equity in food access at Plant Joy Deli Childs' energy around her business comes back to her core belief that food, especially healthy options, shouldn't be out of reach for anyone.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Sracic spent years as a political science professor at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, ground zero for this transformation.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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The downtown area, which was ground zero for civil unrest in 2020, has been revitalized by businesses that reopened after the pandemic, and foot traffic has returned.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
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