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centralize

[sen-truh-lahyz] / ˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz /


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Indonesia accounts for nearly half of internationally traded thermal-coal supply and recently announced plans to centralize exports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

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

The move comes after Disney’s board and newly installed Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro unveiled a more streamlined management structure that sought to centralize its sprawling marketing operations.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

Now that we have one clear policy, we can update all of our Help pages and try to centralize this a bit more.

From Slate Apr. 1, 2026

The plan was accepted at most branches, but some of the more far-flung outposts felt that the plan was an effort by Jo-hannesburg to centralize control over the regions.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“It’s actually a very efficient process, in the sense that it centralizes what otherwise would be distributed, more expensive, complicated, and in many cases, therefore just wouldn’t happen at all.”

From Slate Dec. 18, 2025

The biggest problem is that it centralizes Europeanness.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2023

Fan has been working with Chinese institutions to set up more community care, rather than the current system, which centralizes care in major hospitals.

From Washington Post May 19, 2022

Web2 centralizes a bunch of cool stuff that was happening with Web1, but you are saying Web3 decentralizes it again.

From The Verge Apr. 12, 2022

As he wakes it centralizes, until at last comes the moment when he says, "Me arm aches cruel," and points to it.

From A Diary Without Dates by Enid Bagnold

Nor will media literacy programs, stronger education about viruses, centralized hubs for medical information, “prebunking” campaigns, or community engagement programs—all good ideas from experts that still cannot meet the sheer force of our paranoia.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

Over the last few months, I’ve heard CEOs discuss creating a more centralized data system so that AI agents can access the most up-to-date information in one spot.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

If a relatively simple machine can produce behavior that looks intentional without possessing a decision-making system, could human behavior also appear to result from centralized decisions even if no such central process exists?

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Broken TV economics have prompted the NBA to begin making plans to build a centralized streaming platform for fans to watch basketball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Of the two, Wari was the more conventional, centralized state.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“You’re having a conversation about the future of young workers, and you’re not centralizing them in the conversation,” Lundrigan said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

“Rather than centralizing superintelligence, we should distribute it widely and give every person the ability to direct it,” Zuckerberg wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

"Rather than centralizing superintelligence, we should distribute it widely and give every person the ability to direct it," Zuckerberg wrote, arguing that open models are a key part of a global AI ecosystem.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

“As AI rapidly reshapes retail, we are centralizing our platforms to accelerate shared capabilities, freeing up our operating segments to be more focused on and closer to our customers and members,” said Furner.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

But in all branches of industry—and death is an industry, my young friend, make no mistake about that—one makes one’s money from operating in bulk, from buying in quantity, from centralizing one’s operations.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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