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Industrial-scale scam compounds have sprouted across Southeast Asia, and Cambodia has become one of the epicenters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Like other legendary artists, he cherishes L.A. — not just because it’s one of the epicenters of Latin music worldwide, but because it allows him the respite of a normal life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

Churches were the epicenters of the Black community and to be taken seriously at all times, which is the main reason I enjoy the idea behind "The Book of Clarence" so much.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2024

Regions near these historic earthquakes' epicenters are still seismically active today, so it's possible that some modern earthquakes could be long-lived aftershocks of past quakes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

Epidemiologists have since discovered that the northwestern shore of Lake Victoria was one of the initial epicenters of aids.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston