locus
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On Saturday the protests spread to trade unions and members of the yellow-vest protest movement, becoming a locus of broader discontent over the state of France’s public services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Although greater activity in the locus coeruleus generally promotes alertness, excessive stimulation can have the opposite effect.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Mr. Guimarães performed at what might be the international locus of all things magical, the famed Magic Castle, a private club in Hollywood where professionals perform and the smitten gather to celebrate them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Because the locus coeruleus contains many of these receptors, the researchers investigated whether they play a particularly important role in controlling pain there.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
I wandered more north than west, justifying my course by a curiosity to see the Sinoth Valley region, the locus of the rivalry between Karhide and Orgoreyn.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Which is why the Olympic rink has been invaded by George Michael, the Backstreet Boys and enough Ricky Martin to turn Milan’s dolce vita into la vida loca.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
“We call it hora loca in Spanish. And we created a playlist of second movements of Mozart symphonies and that somehow is like a sedative. They always immediately relax.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
Nearby, three black dots painted on the floor represent the idea of mi vida loca, popular in Chicano tattoo culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
It continued at La Piazzetta, a restaurant within the resort, where the couple and their guests enjoyed a flamboyant hora loca, an hour full of dancing and appearances by costumed performers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
I recognize the word loca quite a few times.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Would Washingtonians rather live next to a structure that looks like a gigantic Martian spaceship or a work of beauty that reflects the genius loci, the spirit of the place?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
They constructed a phylogeny of anglerfish using data from 1,092 genetic loci across 132 species, representing approximately 38% of described species, complemented by fossil calibrations and genomic data to estimate divergence times and ancestral habitats.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
The team identified over 140 new genetic risk loci, increasing the number known eight-fold to 164, including three on the X chromosome.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
Meta-analysis of the data revealed 95 loci strongly associated with PTSD, including 80 that had not been identified previously.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
Nevertheless, the idea of using loci for artificial memory was at the center of formal education in rhetoric for centuries.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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