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performance
Noun
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A performance is a show of acting or music.
We went to see a performance by local musicians last night.
The acting was good, but the noise made it difficult to enjoy the performance.
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The performance of a person, machine, company, etc. is how well it does its job.
After a year of losing money, the company needs to improve performance.
This car is a high performance vehicle.
center
Noun
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The center of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible.
The president and his problems continue to take center stage in the news.
She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off.
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A center is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose.
They have opened a large shopping center in Taipei.
The team was staying at the US Olympic training center.
Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking center.
Scientists at the Center for Disease Control have found a new virus.
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The town center is the place in the town where most of the shops are.
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In politics, the center is the position that is not politically right or left.
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In sports, a center is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.
center
Verb
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If you center something, you move it towards the center.