centered
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The modern Harvard Cornell partnership began in 1958 under Harvard archaeologist George M. A. Hanfmann and Cornell architect Henry Detweiler from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, whose expertise centered on documenting historic buildings.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
Round-number theory also played a role, as shares broke down from a bearish descending triangle centered around the $100 level.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Politicians, activists, muckrakers and Wall Street’s “Masters of the Universe” collide in a metropolitan epic centered, Wolfe writes, “where things are happening.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Earlier works often centered on solitary women posed with the self-possession of royal portraits or religious icons.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
It took only a little while, though, before most of them seemed to lose track of me, their focus centered instead on the fit of their garden gloves and the worms in the soil.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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