nerve center
noun
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: a source of leadership, organization, control, or energy
the financial nerve center of the nation
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the economic nerve center of a nation
Wall Street's undisputed status as the nerve center for the world of high finance.
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Expansion continued in 2011, when the county received $6 million in federal funds, along with a county match of $2 million, to build the fiber backbone — the nerve center of a very high-speed network.
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Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
Still, the simple act of flying drones so close to the nerve center of Myanmar’s military is itself a potent psychological weapon.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
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Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
Still, the simple act of flying drones so close to the nerve center of Myanmar’s military is itself a potent psychological weapon.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
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“Nerve center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20center. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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