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Plural for the core or basis for something
“The focus of their ideology is the development of one's own natural abilities, and those abilities are understood to be achievable only through their methods.”
Plural for a subject or topic being addressed
“The focus of his talk was how much further this variance could be reduced through the application of gnotobiology.”
Plural for one's concentration or attention with regard to something
“During this time, we trained our focus on quality and improving the knowledge of our staff through training and professional guidance.”
Plural for a (clear) purpose or reason for an endeavor
“The focus of our 24-hour hackathon is to build new applications and products.”
Plural for application or drive to do or achieve something
“He achieved success through focus, hard work and determination.”
Plural for the sharpness of a subject in a photographic image
“The featureless visage stands in odd contrast to the crisp focus of every other detail in the photograph.”
To fix one's attention at something or someone
“I think we should now focus on other, more pressing issues.”
To fix one's gaze on something or someone
“The sun rose and we could not help but focus on the beautiful horizon.”
To combine individual or separate elements together
“We need to focus our efforts on resolving these issues.”
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