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focus

[foh-kuhs] / ˈfoʊ kəs /
NOUN
center or object of attention
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NOUN
point at which light or sound converge
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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

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

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

"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

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

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

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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