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locus

[loh-kuhs] / ˈloʊ kəs /




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The wake for Valle was another locus of infection, where all three of his daughters got sick.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Tucked away in a quiet industrial park, the nondescript building had become the locus of ongoing protests since Bovino and his forces had arrived in Illinois.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

The locus coeruleus, found in the brainstem, helps regulate this process through long nerve fibers that extend to the olfactory bulb.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

But in-home care was a locus of one alleged Minnesota fraud scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

For us, the island had become the locus of the struggle.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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