focus
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“What we really focus on is safety of the system, resiliency of the system, and working on ways in which we can free up trapped liquidity by using this new technology.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Labour MP said he would take time to review the state of the public finances and wanted to focus on "bringing people together" rather than creating "new divisions".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Last week, it announced plans to change that by making Northern California a focus of its expansion, adding 60 new outlets to its network this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Over the past few months, investors have shifted their focus from the biggest AI spenders to companies that will play an important role going forward.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The only thing that helped him focus was the words on the page.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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The fasting mice had better blood values, less fatty liver and liver inflammation and above all: they developed less liver cancer and had fewer cancer foci in the liver.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
One of the foci will be located at the origin.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
TRY IT #7 Graph the ellipse given by the equation Identify and label the center, vertices, co-vertices, and foci.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020
The line through the foci is called the transverse axis.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020
Ellipses have two centers, or foci; the more elongated the ellipse, the farther apart these foci are.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Newer entrants such as Netflix and Amazon are also pumping out movies, creating more opportunities for actors and writers, although Netflix focuses on streaming and not theaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
River inspired Arturo Gonzalez to found his arts education nonprofit that focuses on gang intervention among young people in East L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The legal challenge focuses on three main areas: major cinema releases, massive blockbusters, and cable TV channels.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Colin Clark, the director of the Soufan Center, a nonprofit that focuses on foreign policy and terrorism, pointed out in an interview with PBS that the term “narco-terrorism” is a misnomer.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Some research focuses on behavior, like the stuff Dr. Atchley does.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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"The metallic tip acts like an antenna and focusses the electromagnetic field in a tiny area below its apex."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024
“This shocking news focusses our minds on Michael’s wife Clare and their sons,” said Roy Taylor, a professor of medicine and metabolism at Newcastle University who co-authored “The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet” with Mosley.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
This latest research focusses on how this happens at the structural level.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023
When it comes to providing more housing the document focusses again on reform, this time of the planning system.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023
Above uses plain human survival to judge on the economic record, it focusses on war, humantarian disasters, overpopulation, diseases, environmental deterioration.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
New construction slowed down in 2024 and 2025 as developers focused on completing projects already in the works and leasing empty space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
They are usually staffed by lifelong public servants who, in an ideal world, are focused solely on making sure government officials properly use their taxpayer-funded budgets and legal authority.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
The team focused on antimicrobial peptides, which are natural chemicals released from amphibian skin that serve as an important part of their immune system.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
“As Freddy’s continues to grow, we remain focused on supporting our franchisees through new restaurant prototypes, greater real estate flexibility, and development strategies that help position the brand for sustainable growth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
That I’ve got to stay focused on my work, or I’m no good to anyone.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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With the regime utterly focussed on its own survival, Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, a Chatham House analyst based in Abu Dhabi, does not expect to see a different approach to dissent.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Anthropic for example has focussed its message on promoting AI safety and tighter regulation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
Morgan, who unveils details of her party's offer to voters on Monday, said she was focussed on tackling the cost of living crisis and "putting money back in people's pockets".
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
"Instead of having a financier who does more marketing than anything else, we hope that if it's a doctor, she will be more focussed on treatment needs than financials," he said in reference to Garijo.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
“Partly on his interest being focussed on what he calls ‘the soul,’ which he persists in regarding as an entity independent of the physical environment, whereas, as I tried to point out to him ...”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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TD Securities’ examination of China’s fiscal balance suggests local officials are focusing on debt cleanup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Authorities were focusing their efforts on an area east of the incident, where it was believed the tide and winds would have carried the two missing passengers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
One of the few papers not focusing on the Widdecombe inquiry, the Financial Times instead reports on the aftermath of Iran's formal closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
If Acme had not accepted your documentation, you could have notified them in writing that you will contact your state’s insurance regulator, focusing on the evidence rather than the Acme adjuster’s motivations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Other Republican operatives like John Beckley, the Speaker of the House, were focusing on the political factions in Pennsylvania, another key state.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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As chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, he criticised the scheme for focussing on "process rather than outcomes".
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
What is the multi-trillion pound industry focussing on in 2026?
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
However, Tom Lubbock, from pollsters JL Partners, thinks focussing on Reform UK is "extremely smart politics".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
"The Turing is focussing on high-impact missions that support the UK's sovereign AI capabilities, including in defence and national security," the spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
Occasionally, focussing on a linguistic alteration can mislead us into thinking that something important has happened when it hasn’t, or that something happened at a particular moment when it actually happened earlier.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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