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
The State Department's Global Engagement Center, the highly touted nerve center for coordinating U.S. efforts to counter foreign disinformation – especially by Russia and China – shut down this week after becoming a lightning rod for conservative criticism.
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
And so, in Hudson Square, an elevated railway station got sheared off, stripped down, and extended into a Google nerve center (by CookFox).
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
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
More:Is Nashville the nation's new conservative-media nerve center?
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2024
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
And so, in Hudson Square, an elevated railway station got sheared off, stripped down, and extended into a Google nerve center (by CookFox).
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
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
More:Is Nashville the nation's new conservative-media nerve center?
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerve center
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The puzzle at the center of The Accountant 2 matters insofar as the film needs a narrative propellant.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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Hasler likens it to an orchestra of clocks, with the conductor directing from the hypothalamus, a small region within the center of the brain.—
Sarah Boden,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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More Deebo Samuel news: 49ers Send Star WR Deebo Samuel to Commanders in Blockbuster Trade Samuel will take his talents to the nation's capital and look to take the Commanders to the next level after an excellent year for the young Washington team.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Small-caps — which Fidelity defines as companies with market values between $300 million and $2 billion — typically have fewer financial resources, limited access to capital, and often rely heavily on debt.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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Casa Loewe is not only an emotional hub for art and culture enthusiasts but also a tangible embodiment of the brand’s artistic essence.—
WWD,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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The telecommunications equipment factory was for years a hub of technical and white-collar jobs.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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Those who love thrifting will also find the city a mecca for preloved vintage goods.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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The most urgent big-wave alert, a high surf warning, is in effect for parts of Hawaii, including surfing's mecca, the North Shore, where waves of 50 feet are possible Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Little Saigon has been a nucleus for the Vietnamese American community since the fall of Saigon in 1975, when many of the two million who fled that country resettled in suburban Orange County.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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For decades and decades, Union Square Park has been a nucleus for protests and social activism, as well as yoga classes, kids’ events, concerts and festivals.—
David Moin,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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When Mars moved into Cancer, the focus shifted to self-disclosure.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
28 Feb. 2025
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Sly and the Family Stone’s Documentary The pioneering group — and especially Sly himself — are the focus of Sly Lives (AKA The Burden of Black Genius).—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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That's why empathy is often a core value for families.—
Alana Bracken,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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Stand up straight with your shoulders back, core engaged, and natural spinal alignment.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Mississippi Delta Clarksdale is ground zero, a town with numerous juke joints (blues music venues) where the Delta spawned such legends as John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Ma Rainey, Howlin’ Wolf and B.B. King.—
gqlshare,
Orange County Register,
19 Feb. 2025
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In 1987, Gutfeld graduated from Berkeley, ground zero for the Marxist opposition to the Ronald Reagan regime.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Nerve center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerve%20center. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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