focus
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However, the prosecutor later narrowed its focus to alleged crimes by the Taliban and IS, because of "limited resources" and "the gravity and continuing nature of the crimes", it told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The strategy to focus on the most popular merchandise can help cut costs and simplify sprawling supply chains at a time when companies are coping with new U.S. tariffs and surging transportation costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Angels rank 26th among the 30 major league teams in runs scored, so Mozeliak might well focus on offensive upgrades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
President Donald Trump is slated to meet Tuesday with executives from oil companies at the White House, and their discussion will focus in large part on reducing gasoline prices, the White House said Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
But Jonah couldn’t focus on anything except the survivors list.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
Identify the center, vertices, co-vertices, and foci of the ellipse.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020
A line drawn through the foci intersect the ellipse in two points.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 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
There are several popular renditions of “The Odyssey” written in prose, such as E. V. Rieu’s 1946 translation, which according to Penguin focuses on the clarity of the storytelling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The firm’s revenue primarily comes from its renewable power unit, which focuses on developing solar and battery systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The research focuses on magnetite, a mineral that is abundant in Western Australia's huge iron ore deposits across the Pilbara region.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Tessera focuses on late-stage, pre-IPO private equity, companies that are planning to list within the next year or two providing an obvious catalyst for exiting the investment.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
This book focuses on the experience of African American men in the new caste system.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
"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
A substantial section of the document focusses on employment rights - a key demand of the unions.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023
The simple method of producing Shakespeare focusses the interest of the audience on the actor and actress; it gives them a dignity and importance which are unknown to the complex method.
From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Sir Sidney Lee
The SCO has historically focused on economic issues but has gained momentum in other fields in recent years under Moscow's and Beijing's leadership.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Using grants from organisations including Children in Need, Jeff helped to create projects focused on literacy, support for parents, employment and youth engagement.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Plans for the property have included resort bungalows and private estate villas, as well as environmentally focused features such as solar power.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
U.S stock futures edged lower, with all the action focused on fixed-income markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
I focused on their fingers, trying to see how the magic came in, but I saw nothing.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The college said mental health staff have been too focussed on treating symptoms rather than exploring how past traumatic experiences can still affect patients.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
But that didn't stop its shares from surging nearly 10 percent on Thursday, as investors focussed on its profit outlook.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Across Caracas and La Guaira, many were focussed instead on Sunday services in churches to remember those lost and still missing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Aligned with the Value Jersey movement, his campaign focussed heavily on the cost of living on the island.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 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
The administration is focusing in part on drivers whose licenses may still be valid or in use after their relevant visas or work permits expired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
U.S. oil executives are slated to return to the White House on Tuesday to meet with President Donald Trump, focusing in large part on reducing gasoline prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Despite predominantly focusing on domestic issues so far, Burnham will also turn his attention to foreign policy, with a visit to Downing Street by French President Emmanuel Macron.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Rather than focusing on individual molecules, the researchers analyzed thousands of metabolites together to look for larger patterns associated with risk.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 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
He described the Scottish election result as "disappointing and hurtful" and took full responsibility for the strategy of focussing the campaign on constituencies rather than the list vote.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Vaughan said Buttler is focussing too much on his technique while attempting to get out of his rut.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
The NHS was thought to have only two weeks' supply in stock and so was focussing on emergency patients and the most complex cases on the waiting list.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
However, Tom Lubbock, from pollsters JL Partners, thinks focussing on Reform UK is "extremely smart politics".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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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