epicenter

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The epicenter was located near Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

What’s Next: Many private market lenders are exposed to industries at the epicenter of the AI disruption trade, and some of them have been caught out by falling company values and illiquid loan portfolios.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The fictional London investment bank was the epicenter of the show’s universe, the place where deals were made and trust was broken.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

She had emigrated from Tehran 10 years ago and brought her husband, infant son and mother to celebrate in Westwood, the epicenter of L.A.’s sprawling Iranian diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

For towns and cities close to the epicenter of the Great Tohoku Earthquake, the warning came fifteen seconds before the tremors.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland