centering
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of centering
Example Sentences
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Going into the tournament there was a lot of talk centering on how Aronimink could prove too easy for the world's best.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
This time, instead of centering around the private sector, a Treasury crisis could hamper the government’s ability to finance itself.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
But Lawrence’s reputation for thoughtfully centering stories about healers and healing in wells of humor began with “Scrubs,” which aired for eight seasons on NBC before moving to ABC for its ninth.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
I would go so far as to say that we need to go one step further, by decentering partnership, and centering love.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
When work resumed, the flying buttresses of the choir were completed and the centering was readied for the first stones of the vault.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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