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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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Hence, focus is on the BOJ’s guidance regarding future policy rate path at next week’s meeting, Yamada adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The letter highlighted key sectors - shipbuilding, steel, AI and energy infrastructure - where the government will focus on British investment.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Even participants who generally followed a healthy Mediterranean-style diet showed the same relationship between greater ultra-processed food intake and poorer focus.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

“The scale of investment is enormous, and investors will increasingly focus on whether that spending translates into sustainable earnings growth and profitability.”

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I focus on the bleachers and my eyes find Mom and Nate at the end, sitting on either side of Zara’s mom’s wheelchair.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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