focus
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Shuttleworth is more optimistic, saying with a "ruthless focus" Argos can thrive and even put Amazon under pressure.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
But for a group of companies so heavily dependent on volatile commodity prices, it may be more helpful to focus on trailing 12-month earnings instead.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Curtis said that the Whopper upgrades were working, and the chain now needs to focus on hospitality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In 1986, and throughout his incarceration, the press didn’t focus on that.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
I do my best to focus on the rest of the class sharing their findings.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
The fasting mice had better blood values, less fatty liver and liver inflammation and above all: they developed less liver cancer and had fewer cancer foci in the liver.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
TRY IT #7 Graph the ellipse given by the equation Identify and label the center, vertices, co-vertices, and foci.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020
Identify the center, vertices, co-vertices, and foci of the ellipse.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020
TRY IT #5 Graph the ellipse given by the equation Identify and label the center, vertices, co- vertices, and foci.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020
Even therapeutic measures have the important result not only of curing the patient but of reducing the foci of infection.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Knox told the BBC she is not the first person to use comedy to talk about traumatic events and said her material focuses on "how the world is unsafe and unfair towards women".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Earnings growth was concentrated at Siemens' Smart Infrastructure business, which supplies electrical equipment for data centres and other industrial customers, as well as the Digital Industries division, which focuses on software to automate processes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Krysta Hawkins is a writer from Moreno Valley whose work focuses on culture and music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Zilberman, who focuses on early to late-stage investments in enterprise and infrastructure, said members of the NOC are uncompensated to avoid conflict of interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Dad keeps his voice soothing as he focuses on the parking situation.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
"The metallic tip acts like an antenna and focusses the electromagnetic field in a tiny area below its apex."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024
“This shocking news focusses our minds on Michael’s wife Clare and their sons,” said Roy Taylor, a professor of medicine and metabolism at Newcastle University who co-authored “The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet” with Mosley.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
This latest research focusses on how this happens at the structural level.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023
The work of artist, writer and curator Tom Hicks focusses on the typography, signage and street signs of his local area.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2023
The simple method of producing Shakespeare focusses the interest of the audience on the actor and actress; it gives them a dignity and importance which are unknown to the complex method.
From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir
“I’m just locking in and staying focused on being able to manage the variables of a season,” she said ahead of the team’s loss to Sky in Chicago on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Educational activities are being focused around Poole Harbour and Studland Bay in Dorset and Torbay in Devon, where some of the most significant populations are found.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Next best were REITs focused on commercial real estate, which averaged returns of 10.18% a year with volatility of 19.30%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Joby Aviation topped second-quarter sales estimates and raised its 2026 revenue outlook, but investors remain focused on certification and the launch of its electric air-taxi service.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“It’s okay. I was so focused on trying to get her plumage right, I didn’t hear you behind me.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
She said previous studies had focussed more on porpoises but the picture "remained unclear" for common dolphins.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Aligned with the Value Jersey movement, his campaign focussed heavily on the cost of living on the island.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Downing Street declined to comment on the essay before it was published, but said Sir Keir was "fully focussed on delivering change for working people".
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Anthropic for example has focussed its message on promoting AI safety and tighter regulation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
“Partly on his interest being focussed on what he calls ‘the soul,’ which he persists in regarding as an entity independent of the physical environment, whereas, as I tried to point out to him ...”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
If you are at an early stage of your career, focusing on long-term growth, you will probably be better off not pursuing an income strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Recently, the company has been focusing on its major tentpole franchises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
One is that investors can be too quick to forgive and forget, focusing on the heady gains instead of reckless behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
According to those close to him, he has done everything possible to preserve his career, focusing on maintaining consistency and intensity in his time away from Chelsea.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
So many of my friends judged potential mates from the outside in, focusing first on their looks and financial prospects.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
AI has shaken the cyber-security world, with concerns focussing on Mythos in particular.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
As chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, he criticised the scheme for focussing on "process rather than outcomes".
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
What is the multi-trillion pound industry focussing on in 2026?
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
The comments came after Trump criticised countries over their trade policies towards the US, focussing on Japanese rice imports.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
Occasionally, focussing on a linguistic alteration can mislead us into thinking that something important has happened when it hasn’t, or that something happened at a particular moment when it actually happened earlier.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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