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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 center
Also on the list is the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, which is considered the nerve center of national weather forecasting, Axios previously reported.
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Yet the nerve center of wine culture, that magnetic force that draws in newer, younger generations of wine drinkers despite a global downturn in wine sales, marches to an entirely different beat.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
Here, home to low-income elderly people, in one of Miami’s pockets of el exilio, is the nerve center.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
This is a party that represents the nerve center of American capitalism, ideological production, and imperial power.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Yet the nerve center of wine culture, that magnetic force that draws in newer, younger generations of wine drinkers despite a global downturn in wine sales, marches to an entirely different beat.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
Here, home to low-income elderly people, in one of Miami’s pockets of el exilio, is the nerve center.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
This is a party that represents the nerve center of American capitalism, ideological production, and imperial power.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerve center
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In both the book and the Kurosawa film, the tycoon at the center of the story’s conflict is in the shoe business.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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Favre’s off-the-field controversies are at the center of UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre, which began streaming Tuesday on Netflix.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Hours earlier, explosions and anti-aircraft fire were heard throughout Kyiv as many sought shelter in subway stations as Russian drones and missiles targeted the Ukrainian capital overnight.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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However, at the end of last year, the Islamist opposition group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham burst out of its Idlib stronghold and, in coordination with other groups, swiftly advanced on the capital Damascus.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Brian Trainer, who founded the Sacramento Spur Club in 2014, helped cement Zebra Club as a Tottenham fan hub.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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This is a massive obstacle, as China is a major minerals processing hub.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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The work would do well in Palm Springs, the mecca of all things mid-century modern.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Other common amenities include full kitchens, gas fireplaces, and oversized closets, large enough to store ski, snowboarding, and hiking gear, as this part of Wisconsin is a mecca for outdoor adventure.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2025
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That includes atomic mass: lead has 82 protons in the nuclei of its atoms, while gold has 79.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The team reported that the LHC can produce up to 89,000 gold nuclei per second from lead-lead collisions.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
13 May 2025
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But after Buckingham Palace’s stunning February 2024 announcement that the 76-year-old King was undergoing cancer treatment, the next chapter has come into sharper focus.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Over the past few weeks, as companies have started reporting weaker sales during Q1, several mentioned the Hispanic consumer as a soft driver of these results, and some recognized the need for additional focus and investment in this segment to reverse their performance.—
Isaac Mizrahi,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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There have been proposed hypotheses as to how the Moon could have developed a core dynamo.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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But the core concept has been expanded in smart and surprisingly thrilling ways.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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This offseason is like another reset, a return to ground zero.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Network media like The Washington Post and CBS News have found themselves at ground zero of Trump's firestorm, but on opposing sides.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Nerve center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerve%20center. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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