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As a native USA, english speaker, I come across this usage enough that it was familiar and not out of place.

The second noun definition[1] and first verb definition[2], but only after expansion, google gave me[3] match.

The second verb definition[4] on merriam-webster.com, similar on dictionary.com, second noun definition on cambridge.org, but mostly missing, in an example but not definition for some reason, in the verb section.

[1] the point from which an activity or process is directed, or on which it is focused. "the city was a center of discontent"

[2]occur mainly in or around (a specified place). "the mercantile association was centered in northern Germany" have or cause to have (a specified concern or theme). "the case centers around the couple's adopted children"

[3] https://www.google.com/search?q=define+center

[4] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center#dictionary... to give a central focus or basis centers her hopes on her son the plot was centered on espionage