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centralize

[sen-truh-lahyz] / ˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz /


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Indonesia accounts for nearly half of internationally traded thermal-coal supply and recently announced plans to centralize exports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Last year, Allen came under fire after announcing sweeping cuts at about two dozen local affiliates that included laying off meteorologists, part of a reorganization to centralize forecasts at the Weather Channel in Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

Now that we have one clear policy, we can update all of our Help pages and try to centralize this a bit more.

From Slate Apr. 1, 2026

It’s unclear whether Paramount would sell the historic Melrose Avenue lot or simply centralize the sprawling operations onto the Warner Bros. and Paramount lots in Burbank and Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2026

Sure enough, conflict between them broke open at the end of January, when Lawrence appeared in Chicago with a proposal to centralize all the plutonium and isotope work, including the atomic pile, at Berkeley.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“It’s actually a very efficient process, in the sense that it centralizes what otherwise would be distributed, more expensive, complicated, and in many cases, therefore just wouldn’t happen at all.”

From Slate Dec. 18, 2025

The biggest problem is that it centralizes Europeanness.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2023

Web2 centralizes a bunch of cool stuff that was happening with Web1, but you are saying Web3 decentralizes it again.

From The Verge Apr. 12, 2022

For the past five years, Boeing has talked up the advances it has made with what is called “model-based engineering,” which centralizes all information about a project in a digital model.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2021

The "Word" which centralizes the activity of the Spirit, is therefore that of the Spirit itself.

From The Law and the Word by Troward, T. (Thomas)

Dutch peer Royal Philips doesn’t compete in radio-oncology or positron emission tomography, but it is already seeing pressure through centralized procurement of ultrasound equipment, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Under the VAR system, officials sitting before a bank of monitors in a centralized control room review match footage in real time and advise the on-field referee of potential errors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

However, that process depends on hazardous organic solvents and typically requires specialized centralized facilities.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Early in our study, their money flows were also more centralized.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

On this basis of material stability Orgoreyn had gradually built up a unified and increasingly efficient centralized state.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

This year, the company has been centralizing its operations, including folding its marketing for entertainment, sports and experiences into a single division that reports to Asad Ayaz, its chief marketing officer.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

“As AI rapidly reshapes retail, we are centralizing our platforms to accelerate shared capabilities, freeing up our operating segments to be more focused on and closer to our customers and members,” said Furner.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

Adopting a blended-data approach, using private and public sources, and potentially centralizing statistical agencies could improve data quality and timeliness.

From Barron's Nov. 22, 2025

“The idea of centralizing, and getting more games available on national platforms, is really appealing to people. Now, we’ve got some cards to play, still. But I remain optimistic that it can happen.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2025

But in all branches of industry—and death is an industry, my young friend, make no mistake about that—one makes one’s money from operating in bulk, from buying in quantity, from centralizing one’s operations.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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