hub

noun

ˈhəb How to pronounce hub (audio)
Definition of hubnext
as in center
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 hub Pandora shares shed 11% Thursday, hitting its lowest level in a year, on the announcement of 37% tariffs on its main production hub, Thailand. — Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025 Whether in Latin America’s thriving tech hubs or other emerging nearshore locations, the potential for growth is vast. — Igor Fedulov, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Rival gangs, many with ties to international drug cartels, have turned Ecuador into a key transit hub for cocaine shipments bound for the U.S. and Europe. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025 Amazon’s fashion hub is home to so many black loafers that look like Goldie Hawn’s. — Clara McMahon, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hub
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  1. center
  2. mecca
  3. capital
  4. focus
Noun
  • Functionality of these three branches and the commensurate endurance of individual liberty center squarely on society’s universal respect for the rule of law.
    — Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • And an unlikely mother is forced into the center of a battle between power and destiny.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of center
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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
  • 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
Definition of mecca
Noun
  • In Arkansas, a 5-year-old was killed Saturday by storms in the capital of Little Rock.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • However, to attract an influx of capital to pay for all the improvements that Hartford urgently needs – in urban development, education, housing, and more – the city must first be able to keep, attract and retain talented, ambitious individuals.
    — Nikos Mohammadi, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of capital
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  • What If…? ended up not being a terribly good series in the end and making Carter the focus attracted a lot of flak since it was supposed to be an anthology.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The Kansas City Star (660) 254-1083 Kendrick Calfee covers breaking news for The Kansas City Star with a focus on public safety.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of focus

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