nerve centre
Britishnoun
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a group of nerve cells associated with a specific function
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a principal source of control over any complex activity
Wall Street is the financial nerve centre of America
Example Sentences
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Addressing staff, he said it would be the "nerve centre for a rewired Britain" and not a "short-lived gimmick".
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
At the Johnson Space Center in Houston, we got to spend time in mission control - the nerve centre of the entire operation.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
It is the organisation's second headquarters after Lyon in France, and houses the Cyber Fusion Centre, a nerve centre for sharing intelligence of online threats among 196 members.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
Peru's President Dina Boluarte was similarly enthusiastic, describing the megaport as a "nerve centre" that would provide "a point of connection to access the gigantic Asian market".
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024
The great nerve centre is the Brain and Spinal Cord.
From How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses by William D. Granger
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