- present participle of focus.
focusing
Example Sentences
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“You don’t need to be all things to all people, and too often brands are chasing trends or limited-time offerings that distract their crew from focusing on what made them successful to begin with.”
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Gold’s ability to rally despite historically elevated long-end yields suggests investors are looking beyond the traditional opportunity-cost relationship and focusing instead on the sustainability of government borrowing,” Hansen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The table below compares the model’s predictive power with that of the simple E/P ratio, focusing on a statistic known as the r-squared over the last 50 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
But they did not listen, instead focusing on adding ever-more complexities to the rules to try to address some of the consequences of it.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I told that ridiculous tutor we were focusing on the wrong things. When I see Daddy, I’m demanding a new one.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
