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locus

[loh-kuhs] / ˈloʊ kəs /




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Mr. Guimarães performed at what might be the international locus of all things magical, the famed Magic Castle, a private club in Hollywood where professionals perform and the smitten gather to celebrate them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

It’s all vast and various and spread out, there is no central deliberative council, no known locus of authority.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

They also found that healthy functioning of the locus coeruleus was related to the quality of REM sleep, a stage of sleep that plays an important role in memory.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

FoodNet collects data from 10 states, none of which have been at the locus of the cyclosporiasis outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

For us, the island had become the locus of the struggle.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Which is why the Olympic rink has been invaded by George Michael, the Backstreet Boys and enough Ricky Martin to turn Milan’s dolce vita into la vida loca.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

“We call it hora loca in Spanish. And we created a playlist of second movements of Mozart symphonies and that somehow is like a sedative. They always immediately relax.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 11, 2023

Are you ready to live la vida loca, bailando and pump that gasolina?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2023

It continued at La Piazzetta, a restaurant within the resort, where the couple and their guests enjoyed a flamboyant hora loca, an hour full of dancing and appearances by costumed performers.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2022

I recognize the word loca quite a few times.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Would Washingtonians rather live next to a structure that looks like a gigantic Martian spaceship or a work of beauty that reflects the genius loci, the spirit of the place?

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

They examined the X chromosome, which earlier studies did not do, and found five loci linked with PTSD.

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 2024

By enabling researchers to swiftly pinpoint genomic loci for targeted gene integration, CRISPR-COPIES provides a streamlined pipeline that facilitates the identification of stable integration sites across the genome.

From Science Daily Feb. 13, 2024

First, in collaboration with researchers at Stanford Medicine, the researchers matched CAD loci previously identified through genome-wide association studies to genes impacted by these genetic variants.

From Science Daily Feb. 7, 2024

Nevertheless, the idea of using loci for artificial memory was at the center of formal education in rhetoric for centuries.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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