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focal

[foh-kuhl] / ˈfoʊ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to a focus
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This taps into a focal point of the exhibition: adapting it to a West Coast perspective.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

That’s rightly going to be the focal point of Talarico’s campaign.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

The imagery is convincingly mirror-like—reversed—with eye-like focal length, decent resolution and lowlight sensitivity, making it easy to trust when judging distances, with the help of graphical overlays and warning tones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

This time, Warner Judd got an answer when she was diagnosed with focal epilepsy, meaning her seizures typically start in one side of the brain and cause unusual feelings, sensations or movements.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

From these initial focal points, agriculture spread far and wide.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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