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This port was the focal point of trade two centuries ago.
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Mason Greenwood, with 10 goals in 14 league games, leads the Golden Boot race as the focal point of the league’s top scoring side and scored a brace at Union Saint-Gilloise midweek to put his side on track to secure Champions League progression.
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Jack Bantock, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
The intimacy of this photo is uncomfortable; Didion, not even the focal point, staring at you intensely like the matriarch in your own family who doesn’t want to be photographed.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
On the receiving front, star wideout Jordyn Tyson — a 6-2, 200-lb redshirt junior — has been the focal point of the passing offense all season.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The credits -- which were the focal point of the record government shutdown this fall -- help lower or eliminate the out-of-pocket cost of monthly premiums for individuals who purchase insurance through the marketplace.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Jack Bantock, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
The intimacy of this photo is uncomfortable; Didion, not even the focal point, staring at you intensely like the matriarch in your own family who doesn’t want to be photographed.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
On the receiving front, star wideout Jordyn Tyson — a 6-2, 200-lb redshirt junior — has been the focal point of the passing offense all season.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The credits -- which were the focal point of the record government shutdown this fall -- help lower or eliminate the out-of-pocket cost of monthly premiums for individuals who purchase insurance through the marketplace.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Focal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focal%20point. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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