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France looked to stop this by having a centre-back follow him but his ability to resist the press and find nearby team-mates was central to many of Spain's best attacks.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
After 38 minutes versus Switzerland, he moved central.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the department had also frozen $130 million held in digital wallets linked to Iran's central bank, hitting a sector that has seen increased activity since the start of the war.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The article mentions antisemitism as one possible cause and quotes others who identify it directly, but PEN itself never adopts antisemitism as the central explanation for the pattern its reporting reveals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Just after dark, Kyle and his teammates put on their opening ceremonies costumes and headed out to the motel’s central courtyard.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Celia imagines the cane she cuts being ground in the centrales, and its thick sap collected in vats.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Others, known as "colonos," are planters only, the crop being sold to the mills commonly called "centrales."
From Cuba, Old and New by Robinson, Albert G. (Albert Gardner)
At that time the Museum sent out to the Écoles centrales of the different departments of France named collections made up from the duplicates, and in this sort of drudgery Lamarck took an active part.
From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
The two sulci centrales sive fissuræ Rolandi run straight to the border of the hemisphere, less deeply impressed than is normally the case, without forming an angle with each other.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.
Heating to such houses is supplied by large plants known as TETs - an acronym that stands for "heat and electricity centrals" in Ukrainian as they generate electricity as well as heat.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
They claim that a majority of Cuba's 175 "centrals" are now operating at a loss or barely paying expenses.
From Time Magazine Archive
About the centrals was a new and unexpected enthusiasm.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the base of the pyramid is a membership of 2,889,550 represented by 29,574 local unions, 804 city centrals, 49 State branches, 4 departments.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Okay, two of them can go back in. Your centrals, or as you know them, your two front teeth,” Dr. Maris declared, looking pleased.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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