nerve center

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Germany is the nerve center of the 85,000-strong U.S. troop presence in Europe, where a dense network of bases helps Washington project power around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Located just 150 miles from Israel in the eastern Mediterranean, the island of Cyprus has emerged as a strategic — and exposed — nerve center in the U.S. offensive against Iran.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

She has joined dozens of other volunteers at the Dios Habla Hoy church, which has become a nerve center for locals opposing immigration raids.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

The core section on this comes from Russell Vought, now the Trump-appointed director of the Office of Management and Budget, essentially the central nerve center of the federal government.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2025

Resisting Houston’s call, not following the nerve center of the space program across the country, was difficult for Katherine and many of her Langley colleagues.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly