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[sen-ter] / ˈsɛn tər /






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LeBron James-backed Mike’s Red Tacos opened a Sacramento, Calif., location that will serve as a prototype and training center for franchisees set to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Related: ‘The prospectus looks impressive’: My financial adviser wants me to invest $350,000 in a UAE data center.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

He saw that startling advances were being made in electronics and that Stanford University was a center of expertise in that realm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“A conventional data center ordinarily performs an entirely different function,” she wrote, arguing data centers aren’t in play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

A drive-in sits in the center of a huge clearing, the surrounding trees blocking out the town’s bustling sounds and creating the illusion that we’re far away.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

While power plants and oil refineries have been hit, data centers and internet facilities are becoming the latest quarry for drone and missile strikes — and not just in Europe.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

The U.S. has sought to strengthen its domestic chip-making capabilities over the past few years to shore up supplies of a component critical in everything from smartphones to data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Earlier this month, three data centers in western Russia suddenly went dark due to a “rapid unplanned disassembly,” to use euphemistic engineering parlance.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Europe’s largest cluster of data centers is in Slough, a town 25 miles west of London, with only Virginia in the U.S. boasting more globally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Cala stands, centers, and whips her arm around quick as a camera flash.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

Until now, much of the effort to improve organic electrosynthesis has centered on familiar factors, including the electrical voltage, the materials used for electrodes, and the composition of the liquid in which reactions occur.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Washington’s approach to those talks have centered heavily on business and potential energy deals between U.S. and Russian businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

That movie starring Jesse Eisenberg centered on Mark Zuckerberg, a student who struggled socially and eventually created his own online ecosystem for making friends -- what would become Facebook.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Every single track on the album was centered around “Troy,” with my name mentioned as often as possible.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

He centered the kippah on his head, patted it once it was settled, then stretched out his arms toward the bowl.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

“My job is to always be centering folks in the work.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

This year, “A Very Laufey Day” will include experiences in 75 cities across 25 countries, centering on the theme of “A Celebration of the Arts.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

In Memphis, Tenn., 31-year old Justin Pearson is finding support by centering data-center opposition in his Democratic campaign for Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Going into the tournament there was a lot of talk centering on how Aronimink could prove too easy for the world's best.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

When work resumed, the flying buttresses of the choir were completed and the centering was readied for the first stones of the vault.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay


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