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[sen-ter] / ˈsɛn tər /






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The corollary is worth stating plainly, because it cuts against the easy version of this story: A data center is not automatically a burden on other ratepayers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

A West Virginia family opened a school at the family fun center they operate.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Graham relished his role in the center of the action.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

On the next at-bat, Ohtani drove in Teoscar Hernández from third on a sacrifice fly to center field.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

In the center, the pot of potatoes, small mountains in a sea of white milk.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

In November 2025, Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s governorship in a landslide after promising to make data centers “pay their own way and their fair share.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

In this recent expansion, private schools have opened in farms and barns, addiction treatment centers, co-working spaces, people’s homes and parks, ProPublica’s review of 13 states found.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

The concept centers on the idea of accidentally slipping out of normal reality and becoming trapped in this monotonous, labyrinthine environment with no clear exit.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Approximately 50 demonstrators gathered Saturday morning in Pasadena as part of a national action to honor lives lost during immigration enforcement operations and in detention centers during the Trump administration.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

As they neared the town of Easton, they began to pass shopping centers and development houses, little, low one-story ranchers with sprigs of new grass and one or two puny trees.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

One of the night’s longest detours centered on Trump’s planned White House ballroom.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

Most of the damage was centered in underground garages where water had to be pumped out.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Much of the craze has centered around the models' ability to sidestep structural constraints, including strict historic-preservation rules in many European cities that restrict exterior-wall modifications such as drilling for external AC units.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

His previous work has focused on the traditional low protein, plant centered Mediterranean diets commonly found in parts of southern Europe, where people often live exceptionally long lives.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

The living room was centered on two huge leather couches.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Hershey Pa.’s Christian Pulisic set up a sequence that led to a Paraguay own goal, and then, not long after, zipped a centering pass to the 24-year-old Balogun to make it 2-0.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 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

This time, instead of centering around the private sector, a Treasury crisis could hamper the government’s ability to finance itself.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

Rather than centering himself as a victim, he framed the incident as a test of national character, urging Americans to reject political cruelty and recommit to shared democratic values.

From Salon Feb. 15, 2026

The squire brought down, and gave Demodokos, the clear-toned harp; and centering on the minstrel magical young dancers formed a circle with a light beat, and stamp of feet.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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