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epicenter

[ep-uh-sen-ter] / ˈɛp əˌsɛn tər /


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Each has been at the very epicenter of democratic attempts to access the constitutional tools demanded by this moment.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

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

I’ve been on the receiving end of broadcasts like this from other places—but this is the first time in as long as I can remember that I’m standing in the epicenter of the disaster area.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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