as in center
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
And so, in Hudson Square, an elevated railway station got sheared off, stripped down, and extended into a Google nerve center (by CookFox).
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
Here, home to low-income elderly people, in one of Miami’s pockets of el exilio, is the nerve center.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
More:Is Nashville the nation's new conservative-media nerve center?
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2024
Singhania and his colleagues monitor each team’s hardware using computers on Bosch’s race-day trailer, a mobile nerve center hardwired to the organizers’ control center on the race track.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
Here, home to low-income elderly people, in one of Miami’s pockets of el exilio, is the nerve center.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
More:Is Nashville the nation's new conservative-media nerve center?
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2024
Singhania and his colleagues monitor each team’s hardware using computers on Bosch’s race-day trailer, a mobile nerve center hardwired to the organizers’ control center on the race track.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerve center
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For years, a long-standing policy prevented federal immigration agents from making arrests at or near sensitive locations, including schools, places of worship, hospitals and health centers.—
Jackie Fortiér,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: The center offers low-cost (and sometimes free) exercise and recreation opportunities, including an indoor olympic swimming pool and the region's only year-round ice rink.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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More Deebo Samuel news: 49ers Send Star WR Deebo Samuel to Commanders in Blockbuster Trade Samuel will take his talents to the nation's capital and look to take the Commanders to the next level after an excellent year for the young Washington team.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Small-caps — which Fidelity defines as companies with market values between $300 million and $2 billion — typically have fewer financial resources, limited access to capital, and often rely heavily on debt.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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The telecommunications equipment factory was for years a hub of technical and white-collar jobs.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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Casa Loewe is not only an emotional hub for art and culture enthusiasts but also a tangible embodiment of the brand’s artistic essence.—
WWD,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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Those who love thrifting will also find the city a mecca for preloved vintage goods.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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The most urgent big-wave alert, a high surf warning, is in effect for parts of Hawaii, including surfing's mecca, the North Shore, where waves of 50 feet are possible Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Next on the list Evan Bouchard is eligible for an offer sheet and is a key member of the team’s nucleus.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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This component of the molecular clock is highly active in the nucleus accumbens and important for sleep and circadian regulation.—
Mackenzie Gamble,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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On Friday, the association, which has been supporting talents of different backgrounds with an original focus on the African continent, gathered industry figures at hip member’s club The Wilde to spotlight 10 fashion creatives.—
Martino Carrera,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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To thrive long-term, Dogecoin needs to shift its focus from hype to fundamental development, real-world applications, and regulatory compliance.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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That's why empathy is often a core value for families.—
Alana Bracken,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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This mirrors Nvidia's strategy with DLSS, which has always leveraged the tensor cores found in RTX GPUs to run machine-learning models to achieve superior image quality for upscaled and AI-generated frames.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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In 1987, Gutfeld graduated from Berkeley, ground zero for the Marxist opposition to the Ronald Reagan regime.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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Mississippi Delta Clarksdale is ground zero, a town with numerous juke joints (blues music venues) where the Delta spawned such legends as John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Ma Rainey, Howlin’ Wolf and B.B. King.—
gqlshare,
Orange County Register,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Nerve center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerve%20center. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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