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

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

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 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

The excitement of being at the epicenter of that kind of intense experience captured Riddick and never released him.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson