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centred

/ˈsɛn.təɹd/ adjective B2
  1. UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of centered.
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At present my attention was centred upon the single grim motionless figure which lay stretched upon the boards, with vacant sightless eyes staring up at the discoloured ceiling.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 29 · B2
All my unspoken instincts, my vague suspicions, suddenly took shape and centred upon the naturalist.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 162 · C1
Haydée, whose soul seemed centred in the business of the stage, like all unsophisticated natures, delighted in whatever addressed itself to the eye or ear.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 557 · C1
But as Villefort saw his father but seldom, and then only when absolutely obliged, and as he never took any pains to please or gratify him when he was there, all the old man’s happiness was centred in his granddaughter.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 607 · C1

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