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
Last month, President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, designated Chicago as ground zero for his plans to round up immigrants staying in the country illegally at an unprecedented scale.
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Martín Wall’s ranch had become ground zero for Operation Lone Star.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
He was deployed to New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, as a rescue worker at ground zero after the terrorist attacks, and went to Louisiana to help with rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region in 2005.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
And the central Ukrainian city of Kropyvnytskyi, with about 220,000 residents, is ground zero for these.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Martín Wall’s ranch had become ground zero for Operation Lone Star.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
He was deployed to New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, as a rescue worker at ground zero after the terrorist attacks, and went to Louisiana to help with rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region in 2005.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
And the central Ukrainian city of Kropyvnytskyi, with about 220,000 residents, is ground zero for these.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground zero
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His beats have lots of detail but no fixed center, creating rhythms that call to mind choppy waves or a record that’s stuck in a groove.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sweetwater Creek This state park is a still refuge just a few minutes from Atlanta’s bustling city center.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some people plan just a few months ahead, focusing on immediate expenses, while others think decades into the future, prioritizing long-term investments, retirement planning, and strategic capital investing.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Southern Lebanon was the location of much of Israel's recent air and ground campaign against Hezbollah, with parts of the capital Beirut also devastated.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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This is particularly important in Lisbon which, as a hub for TAP Air Portugal, competes for connecting market share with Madrid in the Iberian peninsula, and more broadly across Europe.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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One option is 45 minutes away at the major Delta Airlines hub Salt Lake City, home to major sports teams and plenty of venues, which has long played Sundance programming and has a lively film community.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Since its founding in 1869, the university has turned Carbondale into a tiny cultural mecca and a powerful economic engine in an otherwise vast, rural region that has been battered by the decline of manufacturing and coal mining.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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Critics of the loophole point to Walt Disney as among the first to take advantage of it decades ago when developing its tourist mecca of resorts and theme parks near Orlando.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Toyota’s famous kaizen methodology—continuous improvement driven by employee feedback—demonstrates how internal focus can lead to sustained innovation.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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Absent any real pressure from Trump, Netanyahu was always going to follow his base.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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The shift in focus toward Medicaid might be what the Democratic base is craving.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Mar. 2025
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Khan Suri was held at ‘the nucleus of the US deportation machine’ Khan Suri, an Indian national whose research focuses on peacebuilding in the Middle East, was detained by ICE officials in Chantilly, Virginia, and sent to a temporary holding facility in Louisiana.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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The former Mansfield Legacy standout desired a bigger role, but the Horned Frogs have a strong nucleus at forward with freshmen David Punch, Micah Robinson and Jace Posey.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
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Remember: at its core, innovation is about seeing a problem and solving it with a better process, product, or way of doing business.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Of course, as any grandmother will tell you, those things are important, too, but the core of hospitality is creating a sense of comfort where visitors (and family) feel truly at ease.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Ground zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20zero. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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