epicenter

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Private market lenders, meanwhile, many of which are exposed to industries at the epicenter of the AI disruption trade, are caught in a vice of falling company values and illiquid loan portfolios.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 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

“You still think you’re the epicenter of a continent, don’t you, Princess?”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver