as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
Broadway is the hub of theater life in New York
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Recent Examples of hub
Ramping up access Maryland was a hub for reproductive health care in the country even before Roe was overturned.
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Cait Kelley, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
The strikes are affecting four hubs in Southern California, in Palmdale, Victorville, Industry, and San Bernardino, and one in San Francisco, one in New York City, one in Atlanta, Georgia, and one in Skokie, Illinois.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The airport is also a transportation hub for the region.
—Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Axios Boston's Mike Deehan recently traveled from Boston's South Station to Washington D.C. on Amtrak to check out the East Coast's major train hubs.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Cait Kelley, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
The strikes are affecting four hubs in Southern California, in Palmdale, Victorville, Industry, and San Bernardino, and one in San Francisco, one in New York City, one in Atlanta, Georgia, and one in Skokie, Illinois.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The airport is also a transportation hub for the region.
—Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Axios Boston's Mike Deehan recently traveled from Boston's South Station to Washington D.C. on Amtrak to check out the East Coast's major train hubs.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Virginia Highland Books is in the center of beautiful, historic Virginia-Highlands, located on the corner of Virginia and N. Highland Avenues.American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Most recipes recommend an oven temperature of 250 degrees for the first several hours of cooking or about 3 1/2 to 4 hours for a bone-in roast, or until the roast reaches 115-120 degrees in the center, depending on the size of the roast.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement My dad’s restaurant was a mecca for movie stars and politicians, bullfighters and beautiful women.Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Those two events reinforced his place on the island — widely considered the mecca and home of reggaeton — and won him an undeniable seal of approval from an audience that has high standards for the genre.Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, the de facto administrative capital of Sejong in central South Korea is the youngest with just 11.57 percent being elderly.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Hanukkah celebrates Jews’ successful assertion of their right to live freely in their ancestral homeland with Jerusalem as its capital, and warns that without Israel, Jews cannot be truly free anywhere.Jon Levin, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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But the other young player now in focus is defenseman Cam York.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Institutions can minimize their exposure to populist ire while maintaining credibility by narrowing their focus to core functions and avoiding controversial areas.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Hub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hub. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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