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eye of a hurricane
 
 
The region at the center of a hurricane about which the winds rotate, but which itself is relatively calm.  1
‡ Figuratively, the eye of a hurricane is the quiet center of a dispute or controversy.  2
 
 
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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