left-of-center
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of left-of-center
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Last year, 5.6% of credit-card holders were 60 days or more behind on their payments, surpassing prepandemic levels, according to data compiled by Breno Braga, an economist with the Urban Institute, a left-of-center research group.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Rather, he’s using a shoestring budget to concoct left-of-center sights that feel like a peek into a specific Los Angeles netherworld.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
He also embodies what feels like a long-gone American independent scene of the 1990s, back when there was a functioning movie economy that could support left-of-center projects like his breakout, “Slacker.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2024
Now, it’s elected as its president a woman with a rare pedigree: a left-of-center climate scientist with a doctorate in energy engineering named Claudia Sheinbaum.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024
In June, in one of those conversations, she got the impression from him that he was frustrated and that it seemed the likely outcome of the case would be a ticket for driving left-of-center.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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