central

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For the remainder of the encounter, the England midfielder drove Los Blancos with his trademark surging runs, and played a central role in their resurgence after going two goals down.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Initially dismissed by many white Americans as too radical, Black Conventions during Reconstruction made the right to vote central to freedom, insisting that it was essential to their protection.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The New York Fed said Monday that it will slow the central bank’s balance sheet expansion from a net $40 billion per month to $25 billion in Treasury bill purchases.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The investigation centers on the central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation of two historic office buildings and a few minutes of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress last summer about the construction project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In my opinion, the central events and achievements of the revolutionary era and the early republic were political.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis