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This port was the focal point of trade two centuries ago.
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The focal point for all this hope—and work—is the Florida Everglades, where a $27 billion restoration effort is among the most ambitious of its kind in human history.
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Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Use different tile sizes to emphasize a border, create a mosaic focal point, or build a pattern of tiles across the span of a wall or backsplash.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
Fireplaces add warmth and a focal point to homes in winter.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
Coker has now supplanted Legette as Carolina’s WR2 — the starting wideout across from rookie Tetairoa McMillan, who remains the passing game’s focal point.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
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Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Use different tile sizes to emphasize a border, create a mosaic focal point, or build a pattern of tiles across the span of a wall or backsplash.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
Fireplaces add warmth and a focal point to homes in winter.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
Coker has now supplanted Legette as Carolina’s WR2 — the starting wideout across from rookie Tetairoa McMillan, who remains the passing game’s focal point.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Focal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focal%20point. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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