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Much of the industry’s recent focus has centered on SMRs, or small modular reactors that developers hope will be cheaper and faster to build.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Poindexter has centered his campaign on strengthening unions, retaining healthcare benefits for retirees and injured workers and raising wages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Talarico, though, has centered his Christian identity in his campaign.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Since then, much of his research has centered on reconstructing the animal's biology, behavior, and prehistoric environment.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Without doubt this moral function of the family has centered about the children.
From Rural Problems of Today by Ernest R. (Ernest Rutherford) Groves
