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center spread

American  

noun

Journalism.
  1. the pair of pages facing each other at the center of a magazine or newspaper, printed and made up as a single unit.

  2. matter occupying this space.


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The interior center spread shows Dewey pointing to a chalkboard to highlight his branching-tree schematic of the history of rock.

From Washington Times Sep. 23, 2023

The inside center spread reveals an astronaut inspecting the large, gravity drive orb.

From Washington Times Oct. 26, 2022

Gafford’s battles at the rim with Mobley were a highlight of the first half, but Washington’s center spread the blocks around, totaling five in the first half alone.

From Washington Post Dec. 30, 2021

The two-page center spread is a cartoon account of Sunday’s march, when more than a million people were on Paris’s streets.

From Time Jan. 14, 2015

The magnetism of the center spread over him smoothly like rainwater down his neck and shoulders; the vacant cool sensation glided over the pain like feather-down wings.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

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