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Recent Examples of centrality
This staggering figure underscores the centrality of slavery to the American economy and the immense human cost of this system.
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Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
This centrality of female employees, known as Tiffany girls, was discovered when two scholars — Nina Gray and Martin Eidelberg — separately yet almost simultaneously unearthed letters written by Clara Driscoll to her family.
—Mercedes Hutton, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The war in Ukraine in particular appeared to reinforce the centrality of traditional foreign policy constructs by positioning the United States as the leader of a coalition—centered on its NATO allies—to defend the free world against the threat of Russian aggression.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The Torah is the centrality of what has held our people together for 5,000 years.
—Alexis Schwartz, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2025
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Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
This centrality of female employees, known as Tiffany girls, was discovered when two scholars — Nina Gray and Martin Eidelberg — separately yet almost simultaneously unearthed letters written by Clara Driscoll to her family.
—Mercedes Hutton, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The war in Ukraine in particular appeared to reinforce the centrality of traditional foreign policy constructs by positioning the United States as the leader of a coalition—centered on its NATO allies—to defend the free world against the threat of Russian aggression.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The Torah is the centrality of what has held our people together for 5,000 years.
—Alexis Schwartz, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centrality
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With Jim Crow, an imperfect church, economic despair, and the Klan looming, the film underlines again and again the essentiality of love—not as an antidote, but as an alternative, an entirely separate mode of experiencing the world.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2025
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Many people across the healthcare ecosystem acknowledge the power and essentiality of trust to most things in healthcare, including engagement and adherence to health advice.—
Lisa Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2024
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Last year, Duncan opted not to seek reelection to an eighth term, following the 2023 diminishment of his reputation for conservative family values.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 July 2025
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While Torquay might not have the culinary reputation of Barcelona or Cannes, France, there’s a burgeoning restaurant scene and an abundance of classic English staples like pubs, beer gardens, tea rooms, and farmers’ markets.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
30 July 2025
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At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 July 2025
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The Bottom Line: Zayas vs. Garcia Zayas' potential ascent to championship status is happening in the right fight.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Because, in the competition for prestige and plaudits, no one wants to be the first state to stop building.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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As the Truman administration learned 80 years ago, even powerful states need allies, partly for reasons of prestige but also because great power has its limits and is costly to maintain.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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Part of the reason for this gap between power users and typical users is the route by which students have become aware of ChatGPT.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Trump has the power to pardon Maxwell or to commute her sentence.—
Aysha Bagchi,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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Public awareness campaigns should highlight the potency of HPSOs and the need for rapid intervention, newer agents like nalmefene and/ or multiple doses or Narcan, and post-reversal monitoring.—
Dr. Jerome Adams,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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For Lee, the foundation of a good edible isn’t its THC potency but its flavor.—
IRENE ADELINE MILANEZ,
Sacbee.com,
28 July 2025
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The name sturgeon moon comes from the lake sturgeon, native to the Great Lakes and traditionally a key food source for Indigenous tribes during this summer season, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
28 July 2025
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According to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) top 1,000 baby boy names list, Max has been a popular name since 1900.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
28 July 2025
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The group fully acknowledges the privilege of being in the position to take an extended break.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Together, these releases continue to cement Tier’s position as a brand that doesn’t just follow trends but sets them through intention and storytelling.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 July 2025
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“Centrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centrality. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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