focus group
noun
: a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population
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Some more details on the activities in these three focus groups is shown in the image below.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The young people in the focus groups, however, were not strong partisans.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
Members of the focus group put their hands to their heads or held them to their hearts.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
Taylor Freeman, a young Black woman with Down syndrome, also joined the focus groups, helping to create the face and body sculpt, NDSS' Michelle Sagan told CBS News.
—Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 23 July 2024
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The young people in the focus groups, however, were not strong partisans.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
Members of the focus group put their hands to their heads or held them to their hearts.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
Taylor Freeman, a young Black woman with Down syndrome, also joined the focus groups, helping to create the face and body sculpt, NDSS' Michelle Sagan told CBS News.
—Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 23 July 2024
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“Focus group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focus%20group. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
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