nerve center
noun
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: a source of leadership, organization, control, or energy
the financial nerve center of the nation
Examples of nerve center in a Sentence
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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This serves as a nerve center for the International Thespian Festival.
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Once relegated to cost control, procurement must now become a strategic nerve center.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Silicon Valley paved the way and continues to attract investment and risk-taking because people want to be part of their innovation nerve center.
—Deborah Hemingway, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
The base is a critical nerve center for American forces and operations in the Middle East from its perch in the central Gulf.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Once relegated to cost control, procurement must now become a strategic nerve center.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Silicon Valley paved the way and continues to attract investment and risk-taking because people want to be part of their innovation nerve center.
—Deborah Hemingway, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
The base is a critical nerve center for American forces and operations in the Middle East from its perch in the central Gulf.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for nerve center
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“Nerve center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20center. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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