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
Maltz retired from the DEA in 2014 after serving as special agent in charge of its Special Operations Division (SOD), a multi-agency nerve center in Chantilly, Virginia that coordinates U.S. international drug- and crime-fighting efforts.
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerve center
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Functionality of these three branches and the commensurate endurance of individual liberty center squarely on society’s universal respect for the rule of law.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Xavier Edwards opened the bottom of the first with a double, and Kyle Stowers followed with a 421-foot home run to straightaway center, his first of the season.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Some people plan just a few months ahead, focusing on immediate expenses, while others think decades into the future, prioritizing long-term investments, retirement planning, and strategic capital investing.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Southern Lebanon was the location of much of Israel's recent air and ground campaign against Hezbollah, with parts of the capital Beirut also devastated.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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This is particularly important in Lisbon which, as a hub for TAP Air Portugal, competes for connecting market share with Madrid in the Iberian peninsula, and more broadly across Europe.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The ministry is also revitalizing cultural centers across Indonesian provinces to serve as creative hubs for the film industry, alongside other cultural initiatives.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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Since its founding in 1869, the university has turned Carbondale into a tiny cultural mecca and a powerful economic engine in an otherwise vast, rural region that has been battered by the decline of manufacturing and coal mining.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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Critics of the loophole point to Walt Disney as among the first to take advantage of it decades ago when developing its tourist mecca of resorts and theme parks near Orlando.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Khan Suri was held at ‘the nucleus of the US deportation machine’ Khan Suri, an Indian national whose research focuses on peacebuilding in the Middle East, was detained by ICE officials in Chantilly, Virginia, and sent to a temporary holding facility in Louisiana.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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The former Mansfield Legacy standout desired a bigger role, but the Horned Frogs have a strong nucleus at forward with freshmen David Punch, Micah Robinson and Jace Posey.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
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Toyota’s famous kaizen methodology—continuous improvement driven by employee feedback—demonstrates how internal focus can lead to sustained innovation.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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Remember: at its core, innovation is about seeing a problem and solving it with a better process, product, or way of doing business.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Of course, as any grandmother will tell you, those things are important, too, but the core of hospitality is creating a sense of comfort where visitors (and family) feel truly at ease.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Zouk was ground zero for Los Angeles nightlife last weekend.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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The spot will likely be ground zero for fans wanting to snag the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Nerve center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerve%20center. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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