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a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
Wall Street's undisputed status as the nerve center for the world of high finance
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Recent Examples of nerve center
Sealing the spacecraft’s vault—its nerve center—is a plate forged from tantalum metal.
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Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
The cameras are monitored by officers watching a bank of screens at a downtown headquarters nerve center.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Messenger Plus users will also be able to send photos and voice messages to Garmin Response, the company’s emergency nerve center for SOS dispatch efforts, when an SOS is triggered.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2024
Some reorganized their nerve centers, as South Korea did with its Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
—Swee Kheng Khor, Foreign Affairs, 21 Sep. 2020
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Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
The cameras are monitored by officers watching a bank of screens at a downtown headquarters nerve center.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Messenger Plus users will also be able to send photos and voice messages to Garmin Response, the company’s emergency nerve center for SOS dispatch efforts, when an SOS is triggered.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2024
Some reorganized their nerve centers, as South Korea did with its Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
—Swee Kheng Khor, Foreign Affairs, 21 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerve center
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Staff at a nearby senior care center have evacuated as a result, moving patients still in hospital beds and gowns to safety while awaiting medical transport to safer locations.Christina Shaw, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Russian officials acknowledged a major drone attack in the area, and said that authorities had set up an emergency command center to fight the fire.Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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As for the private capital lending, long-term equity and financing services provided by his new patron, Thompson acknowledges that his knowledge remains limited.Matt Craig, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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And how much of their worth is tied up in a team that took out a $50 million loan to cover expenses after the 2023 season, had a capital call to its minority owners for $100 million the previous year and has had MLB slap its hand for reaching its limit of allowable debt?Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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An emerging hospitality hub Located at 503 Bryan Ave., near South Main Street and East Pennsylvania Avenue, the Nobleman is a new entrant into Near Southside’s growing hospitality market, much of which seems to target a specific niche of travelers looking for elevated concepts.Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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Rumours of these cheaters started a few days ago, but in the past 24 hours, multiple clips have been shared by Tarkov players to social media and community hubs showing them in action.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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There was also the Folklife Center, a whole store converted into a mecca of everything folk.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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Now, the town is an affordable retirement community and a mecca for off-road vehicle enthusiasts.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Many of those players are part of the Jets’ young nucleus, such as Sauce Gardner, Breece Hall, Jermaine Johnson, and Olu Fashanu.Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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And team officials also wanted Valančiūnas’ scoring and rebounding to help the young nucleus.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Those games touch on similarly heady themes of culture and identity; but by limiting its focus on violence, 1000xResist’s story goes places those larger titles can’t.Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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There will, no doubt, be an intense focus on the second generation of Galaxy AI and a wide range of connected peripherals.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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First, unlike Marathon, which is still a shooter, this is going to be far outside that core Bungie space.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Summary Squats are a multi-joint exercise with many potential benefits, such as stronger leg and core muscles, improved flexibility, and increased calorie burning, which can aid with weight loss.Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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The church, about 500 yards from ground zero and near the Nagasaki Peace Park, is widely seen as a symbol of hope and peace, as its bell tower and some statues survived the nuclear bombing.Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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After all, tourists from around the world pay to see sites like the Chernobyl in Ukraine, ground zero in New York City and former Nazi concentration camps in Poland.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Nerve center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerve%20center. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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