the heart

noun

: the central or most important part of something
deep in the heart of the forest
Their offices are in the heart of the city.
Let's get right to the heart of the matter.

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Right at the heart of this is a genuine embrace of the price system, an economic view that sees prices as a quantitative indicator of supply and demand. Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 April 2, 2025 5 min read At the heart of the Trump administration’s Signal scandal lies the familiar psychological pitfall of groupthink By Dan Vergano Killing civilians. Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025 At the heart of the story are four women vying for the crown in the annual prison beauty pageant, a symbol of dignity and transformation inside the bleak walls of confinement. Jamie Lang, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025 One of the main arguments in my book is that the Red Scare is at the heart largely a culture war. Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the heart

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“The heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20heart. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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