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focal

[foh-kuhl] / ˈfoʊ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to a focus
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Focal hand dystonia, for example, may strike writers, making it difficult to hold a pen.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Rahilla Zafar, co-founder of Focal DAO, emphasizes the need for bipartisan cooperation.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2024

“This should be a wake-up call for all parents and communities,” Ms Ayesha Raza Farooq, Pakistan Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication, said recently.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024

Focal points for the market include the International Energy Agency's latest monthly oil market report later in the day.

From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2023

The angels and the spirits, arrayed rank upon rank, descend, by the leave of God, upon this Gate24 ...’ and circle round this Focal Point in a far-stretching line.

From Selections From the Writings of the Báb by Báb




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