as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
a city that was once ground zero for the insurance industry
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Higher education | School shooters California Democrats open special session to Trump-proof state priorities
DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won’t last another Trump term
A California federal court was ground zero for hashing out Trump’s border policies.
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Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
As the news headlines show, Greenland’s ice sheet is ground zero of earth’s shifting climate.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, maritime crews put themselves in harm’s way over and over, pointing their bows back toward ground zero to pick up still more passengers desperate to escape Manhattan Island.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
One affable engineer recalls being summoned to ground zero on a Sunday.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
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Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
As the news headlines show, Greenland’s ice sheet is ground zero of earth’s shifting climate.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, maritime crews put themselves in harm’s way over and over, pointing their bows back toward ground zero to pick up still more passengers desperate to escape Manhattan Island.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
One affable engineer recalls being summoned to ground zero on a Sunday.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
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After largely living up to their lofty preseason expectations during Porziņģis’s early-season absence, the Celtics have run into bumps while trying to reincorporate the center.Jay King, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Family command centers are designed to streamline schedules and stuff, such as backpacks, keys, and memos.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
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As for the private capital lending, long-term equity and financing services provided by his new patron, Thompson acknowledges that his knowledge remains limited.Matt Craig, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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The only portion of the elementary school not to burn was the brand-new preschool that had just been built thanks, in part, to a $8.5-million capital campaign.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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With a cozy high neckline and various versatile lengths and fabrics available, Amazon's fashion hub has a slew of stylish options worth throwing into your winter wardrobe.Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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All of Google Home's hub devices—Nest screens and speakers, Chromecasts, Google TV devices running at least Android 14, and a few other gadgets—can interoperate with Matter devices locally, with no cloud required.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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There was also the Folklife Center, a whole store converted into a mecca of everything folk.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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Now, the town is an affordable retirement community and a mecca for off-road vehicle enthusiasts.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Both of our wives are pregnant and our primary focus right now is getting back on stable ground.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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After the company completed integration of the rocket this week, and rolled the super heavy lift rocket to its launch site at Cape Canaveral, the focus turned toward the weather.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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Honey-Ginger Syrup: Honey and water: This makes the base of the syrup.Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Trump base is up in arms over this, and nobody's doing anything to speak out about this egregious censorship.Newsweek, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Nuclear fusion is the process of combining two light atomic nuclei to form a heavier one, releasing vast amounts of energy.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Some active galactic nuclei can launch jets, which are particle beams accelerated to near the speed of light.Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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First, unlike Marathon, which is still a shooter, this is going to be far outside that core Bungie space.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Even as the core narrative escalates to hardened violence, Poggi and Vinel are careful to maintain a certain delicacy (a fluttering score by electronic musician Ssaliva is a guiding force here).J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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