focus
Example Sentences
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They recommend that natural resource agencies focus on prevention, early detection, and control efforts before wild populations become established.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
The stable labor conditions, however, do allow policymakers to focus on the task of bringing inflation sustainably down.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
A new category of “health-span professionals” with graduate degrees would focus on nutrition and healthy longevity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
The widespread destruction in Venezuela — with more than 500 dead and countless structures flattened — is expected to focus more attention on the seismic phenomenon and how to make buildings and infrastructure more resilient.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
I needed to focus on the here and now and find a way to pull off Christmas on this island.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Vocabulary lists containing focus
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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