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focus

[foh-kuhs] / ˈfoʊ kəs /
NOUN
center or object of attention
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NOUN
point at which light or sound converge
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While she no longer spends much time working with clients of Longwell Partners, leaving that to her 25 employees at the firm, the focus groups provide fodder for the Bulwark’s podcasts and articles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Claudia de las Casas, 17, who turned out to see the pope in Tenerife with her mother, said she was "moved" by his focus on the plight of migrants.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Attar said McGregor withdrew from the UFC drug-testing pool “to focus fully on his recovery” under the care of “his team of world-renowned physicians.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The biggest focus of its business is the manufacture and launch of rockets with reusable parts.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

I can’t focus on anything enough to keep them at bay.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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