core

US /kɔːr/
UK /kɔːr/
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the central or most important part of something

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The core of the issue is lack of communication.
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The Earth's core is extremely hot.
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centerheartessencenucleusgist
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the tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds

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Don't eat the apple core.
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Remove the core before slicing the pear.
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to remove the core from a fruit

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Please core the apples before baking them.
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She carefully cored each pear.
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hollow outscoop out
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of central or fundamental importance

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These are the core principles of our philosophy.
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He is a core member of the team.
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fundamentalessentialcentralkeyprimary
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to the core