focus
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Next week, CEA scientists will focus on the Sun's corona, the outermost layer of its atmosphere.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Minnesota public health authorities said they are investigating an outbreak of salmonella associated with jalapeños served at Mexican-style quick-service restaurants, with Chipotle a focus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration has launched a traceback investigation related to the matter, with a focus on jalapenos as well as other items.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
"But I think we also need to focus on local talent and local companies."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Things are steeped in a new clarity, a clear focus.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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
The center must be the midpoint of the line segment joining the foci.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
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
A line drawn through the foci intersect the ellipse in two points.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 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
Her work focuses on using photography to connect communities and amplify underrepresented voices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Much of the opposition focuses on environmental impact and the large amounts of water and power needed by massive facilities that operate AI applications.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
But his book focuses on the vital role We the People—specifically civil society groups and activism—play in the work of making a more perfect Union.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
The odds of success are equally low when a CEO tries to internally diversify the different business lines on which their company focuses.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
He turns and focuses on me for what, I’m pretty sure, is the first time all night.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
"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
But she also currently shadows the Cabinet Office brief, which focusses on government procedure and the effective running of government.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
By means of photographs he—concentrates, in some way, malignant forces upon certain points—" "He focusses his will—yes!
From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax
Barcola's passing profile across his three Champions League campaigns at PSG has become increasingly focused on progressing play in the final third, reflecting greater tactical maturity.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
CEO and co-founder Grant LaFontaine rejected the characterization, saying the company is focused on building a good user experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The industry remains focused on low-margin products such as T-shirts and jeans, while rivals have moved into higher-value segments made with synthetic fibre.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Lee then focused on graduating early, packing his remaining coursework into two dense semesters — taking seven classes during one of them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
As Germany fought to dominate Europe, Italy focused on the Mediterranean region, and military leaders in Japan aimed to dominate Asia and the Pacific.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
With the regime utterly focussed on its own survival, Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, a Chatham House analyst based in Abu Dhabi, does not expect to see a different approach to dissent.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 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
"We're currently focussed on the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, with 25 incredible songs and artists from across Europe and Australia competing," they said.
From BBC ● May 15, 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
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
If you’re looking to lose weight, there are still things you can do – mainly by focusing less on crash diets and more on sustainable habits that support overall well-being.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Rather than focusing on heritage or artisanal craftsmanship promoted in similar campaigns in Italy or France, Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia are highlighting they are home to innovation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
A year later he became director of WHO’s HIV/AIDS department, focusing on initiatives to help poor countries scale up their treatment, prevention, and care programs.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
He described the Scottish election result as "disappointing and hurtful" and took full responsibility for the strategy of focussing the campaign on constituencies rather than the list vote.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
The NHS was thought to have only two weeks' supply in stock and so was focussing on emergency patients and the most complex cases on the waiting list.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 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
Dr Becks Fisher said, of the Nuffield Trust think tank, said the service will be helpful for some and focussing on menopause and menstrual health "makes sense" given the long waits for gynaecology services.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
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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