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a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
by continually reinventing itself, Las Vegas has managed to remain a national epicenter for entertainment
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Recent Examples of epicenters
The northwest London suburb of Golders Green is one of its epicenters, home to kosher restaurants, Jewish schools and several dozen synagogues, as well as large Asian and Middle Eastern communities.
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The northwest London suburb of Golders Green is one of its epicenters, home to kosher restaurants, Jewish schools and several dozen synagogues, as well as large Asian and Middle Eastern communities.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
There are also industry epicenters that seem to bubble up, sometimes in surprising locales.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
At the time, the portion of the population under 30 in Egypt, one of the epicenters of the uprising, was 60%-65%.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston is one of the epicenters of the TSA headache.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
As The Athletic’s David Aldridge detailed, Magic City is also one of the cultural epicenters for the Atlanta music scene, which helped the club gain global prominence as that scene took hold of mainstream hip hop over the past few decades.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The quakes all had epicenters around Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon.
—Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
Yes, the echoes of kissa are felt in each of these spaces —many cities like Atlanta, New York, and Chicago have slowly become listening room epicenters.
—Nneka M. Okona, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The northwest London suburb of Golders Green is one of its epicenters, home to kosher restaurants, Jewish schools and several dozen synagogues, as well as large Asian and Middle Eastern communities.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
There are also industry epicenters that seem to bubble up, sometimes in surprising locales.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
At the time, the portion of the population under 30 in Egypt, one of the epicenters of the uprising, was 60%-65%.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston is one of the epicenters of the TSA headache.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
As The Athletic’s David Aldridge detailed, Magic City is also one of the cultural epicenters for the Atlanta music scene, which helped the club gain global prominence as that scene took hold of mainstream hip hop over the past few decades.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The quakes all had epicenters around Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon.
—Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
Yes, the echoes of kissa are felt in each of these spaces —many cities like Atlanta, New York, and Chicago have slowly become listening room epicenters.
—Nneka M. Okona, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epicenters
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Arguably the two top centers in Iowa’s Logan Jones and Florida’s Jake Slaughter went off the board within the final eight picks of the second round.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hyundai will supply its HiMSEN engines Data centers are the backbone of modern digital services, from cloud computing to artificial intelligence applications.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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With one day left to declare candidacy in the race for Los Angeles mayor, all eyes are on Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer behind outdoor shopping meccas like The Grove.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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After all, the Moroccan city is one of the world's great shopping meccas.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Kyiv has asked Turkey to help facilitate top-level talks and has reached out to other capitals as potential hosts, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, adding that Ukraine would consider any venue outside Russia and Belarus.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Iran responded quickly, hitting infrastructure across Gulf capitals and throwing the region, and millions of barrels of oil, into chaos.—
Emma Graham,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Flights to and from smaller California hubs such as Sacramento and Burbank have been canceled, while Air Canada and German airline Lufthansa slashed routes from their summer schedules earlier this month.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In parallel, the Inglewood Transit Connector plan aims to improve mobility between Market Street and the city’s sports and entertainment district, with elements including mobility hubs, bus rotaries, pickup and dropoff areas, and a public parking structure.—
Kaila Yu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In its announcement Thursday, the Lucas has revealed the thematic compositions of the majority of these galleries, which range from focuses on specific artists to medium-specific hangs.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Running April 23-May 3, the Canary Islands event returns with more than 100 titles spanning competition, retrospectives, live-score screenings and special focuses.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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