centerpiece

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The centerpiece of the collection is an ensemble of 50 paintings by Giorgio Morandi, whose studio was in nearby Bologna.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The engaging and often heartwrenching connection between the two is the film’s emotional centerpiece.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Before his senior year, he could become the centerpiece of a feverish bidding war between blue blood programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq performed “I Lied to You,” a musical centerpiece of “Sinners” during the Academy Awards Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Pythagoras’s doctrine became the centerpiece of Western philosophy: all the universe was governed by ratios and shapes; the planets moved in heavenly spheres that made music as they turned.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife