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epicenter

[ep-uh-sen-ter] / ˈɛp əˌsɛn tər /


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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

As Mr. Mulla tells us, in the 1920s India was “in many ways the epicenter of the Muslim world,” still under British rule, home to a large portion of Islam’s population before partition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

A good five minutes must have passed before I felt strong enough to reach up and touch the pain’s epicenter on my right temple.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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