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meccas

noun

plural of mecca

as in centers

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 meccas The fest is becoming a beacon for those who still pine for former jam meccas like Gathering of the Vibes, Wakarusa, Rothbury, and 10,000 Lakes. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026 With one day left to declare candidacy in the race for Los Angeles mayor, all eyes are on Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer behind outdoor shopping meccas like The Grove. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026 After all, the Moroccan city is one of the world's great shopping meccas. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025 Test yourself on melon meccas and revolutionary roots in this week's American Culture Quiz. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The summer pastures near Prospect Mountain feature fisheries, expansive water rights dating back to the early 1900s, and rock-climbing meccas. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025 But as European ski meccas are seeing erratic winter snowfall and newfound summer interest, some of the smartest hotels and resorts in Switzerland and beyond are upping their warm-weather game. — Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The system aims to give security operations centers a higher-confidence signal.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
France’s new law has raised concerns in Morocco, where the minister of employment, Younes Sekkouri, told lawmakers up 50,000 jobs were at risk in the country’s call centers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of centers

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Much of their time is spent patrolling tourist corridors and downtown transit hubs, areas where crime is generally low.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
As of Saturday, there were 67 vessels at anchorage at the Shanghai and Ningbo ports, along with 19 ships berthed at the hubs—amounting to more than 687,500 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in queue, compared to just above 96,500 TEUs at the ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of hubs

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Lucci’s pragmatic all-of-the-above approach cuts against some of the more purist energy transition narratives dominating Western capitals.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
But flying round trip between those two African capitals would often cost more than a thousand dollars and require multiple layovers.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026

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