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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

The numbers for the year through June 2025 indicate the effects of a big immigration slowdown, fewer people bailing on America’s tech epicenter, a modest Midwest rebound and the rising appeal for small southern metros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But in Miami, the epicenter of the diaspora, entrepreneurs are generally reluctant.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

The epicenter of L.A.’s Iranian diaspora is known as “Tehrangeles.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

They radiate from the epicenter, shaking the ground like buried thunder, traveling the globe in less than twenty minutes.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson