nerve centre

noun

1. a group of nerve cells associated with a specific function
2. a principal source of control over any complex activity

   Wall Street is the financial nerve centre of America

Example Sentences

It’s the nerve centre for all the company’s Pilbara iron ore operations, which span 17 mines in total, including the three making up Greater Nammuldi.

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A sniper-sighting system was put into action from the Hamal - the nerve centre of the base - and an officer attempted to shoot remotely at gunmen trying to cross the border, the IDF told families.

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We waited inside the operations room - the ship's nerve centre - where the crew stare into rows of monitors and screens.

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If there was a nerve centre there - and there has been speculation about that possibility since 2014 - then the Israelis have not yet revealed definitive evidence of its existence to the outside world.

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Not only did he turn Tocorón into the nerve centre of the Tren de Aragua criminal enterprise, but under his rule, the jail was equipped with all the trappings of a luxury hotel.

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