locus
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Tucked away in a quiet industrial park, the nondescript building had become the locus of ongoing protests since Bovino and his forces had arrived in Illinois.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
Once growth hormone enters the system, it activates the locus coeruleus, a brainstem region that controls alertness, attention, and cognitive function.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
The barber chair, the locus of Sweeney’s revenge on the heartless cruelty of a Victorian London that wrecked his life, isn’t the elaborate contraption of other productions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Minnesota was a pioneer in using federal Medicaid dollars to pay for other forms of social assistance such as housing, which is the locus of several fraud schemes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
For us, the island had become the locus of the struggle.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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