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centralize

[sen-truh-lahyz] / ˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz /


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Last year, Allen came under fire after announcing sweeping cuts at about two dozen local affiliates that included laying off meteorologists, part of a reorganization to centralize forecasts at the Weather Channel in Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Find insight on Syensqo’s strategic review, Indonesia’s plans to centralize exports and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

It’s unclear whether Paramount would sell the historic Melrose Avenue lot or simply centralize the sprawling operations onto the Warner Bros. and Paramount lots in Burbank and Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The companies’ highly compensated workforces are heavily slashed, and their operations are typically transferred to Milan in order to centralize the Bending Spoons family.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

Sure enough, conflict between them broke open at the end of January, when Lawrence appeared in Chicago with a proposal to centralize all the plutonium and isotope work, including the atomic pile, at Berkeley.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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