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mecca

noun

ˈme-kə

Definition of mecca

as in center

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest that region of Connecticut is a mecca for antique hunters

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Recent Examples of mecca But for lovers of all things sweet and creamy, Cheesecake Funk is today a veritable mecca for those in the know. — David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the region has emerged as a mecca for pro sports, with top basketball and hockey teams building elaborate practice facilities there. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Instead of meccas or meeting places for diehard fans, live sporting events try to position themselves as major cultural moments. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Becoming a sports mecca in the 21st century requires not just sports infrastructure and broader tourism capacity but attractions beyond the field to keep folks coming back. — Lev Akabas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mecca

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Sequenced at the center of a three-track medley, its death-dream logic deliberately evokes the SMiLE era’s dark, confusing edge.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Amid the deadlock, Hinson is making her own play for the center.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of center

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As the storm moved eastward into continental Europe, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport warned travelers of cancellations and delays of flights to and from the busy aviation hub caused by strong winds that were battering the Netherlands.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
As emerging economies and coastal hubs face growing power shortfalls, modular floating plants offer a way to secure grid capacity while keeping the door open to future hydrogen adoption.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of hub

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Alaska Airlines, Boise Airport’s main flight provider, will soon launch nonstop service from Idaho’s capital city to Santa Rosa, California.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026
The country's upper house of parliament voted last month to require UBS to hold 90% of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, or about $16 billion in extra shares, as collateral to support its foreign subsidiaries.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of capital

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Anthropic made OpenAI's ads push the focus of its first Super Bowl campaign and pledged to keep its competing chatbot, Claude, ad free.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Anthropic’s lobbying form lists the Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act, a bill that would allow labs to coordinate with each other on security risks, as a point of focus for the company on Capitol Hill.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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