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What worries policymakers is that higher energy costs will lead businesses to raise prices of other goods and services, while workers will seek larger pay raises, a combination known to central bankers as second-round effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

During the northern hemisphere summer, warm waters associated with El Nino can fuel hurricanes in the central and eastern Pacific, while hindering their development in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Results suggest that this brain region plays a central role in generating the motivation to approach others and engage in social interactions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

While graphic processing units are the armies of workers trying to figure out how to do tasks, the central processing units are the managers organizing the workflow.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The clinic provides its patients with state-of-the-art medical technology, including a blood bank that serves much of the central plateau, and a sophisticated lab.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French