central
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Stocks declined Wednesday —although some tech and artificial-intelligence plays mounted a comeback—after the Federal Reserve opted to keep interest rates steady during Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as central bank chairman.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
U.S. stocks stumbled on Wednesday, adhering to a long tradition of weak performance in the aftermath of a new Federal Reserve chair’s first meeting at the helm of the central bank.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
The central bank’s policy decision—to maintain the target fed funds rate at 3.5%-3.75%—hadn’t been in doubt before the Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
The Federal Reserve held US interest rates between 3.5% and 3.75% after Kevin Warsh's first meeting in charge of the central bank.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
The calls came in to a central operator sitting at a switchboard at the phone company downtown.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing central
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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