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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At the heart of Juana’s approach is the idea of regeneration which works with triggering the body’s natural processes rather than simply coating the skin with actives. Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025 At the heart of these modern systems lies the critical process of document chunking and retrieval from embeddings, which has evolved significantly over time. Meghana Puvvadi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 As for the love story at the heart of things, real-life singer-songwriters Koerner and Varga, both making their movie debuts, inhabit their roles with unpolished sincerity, if not technical skill. Joe Leydon, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025 Bitcoin may be at the heart of the froth in the market. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Feb. 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 11 Mar. 2025.

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