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Recent Examples of focal point
After former Arizona State forward Jayden Quaintance went down with an injury this past season, Phillips was the focal point in that frontcourt for 10 games.
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Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
So tee up your initiatives not as short-run campaigns with an implied half-life, but as the focal point of a permanent pivot toward a culture of continuous learning.
—John Kannapell, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Instead, look for a focal point in the living room, whether that’s a fireplace or just a large window.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2025
With this new contract, McBride should be a focal point of the Cardinals' offense along with Marvin Harrison Jr. while catching passes from Kyler Murray.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
So tee up your initiatives not as short-run campaigns with an implied half-life, but as the focal point of a permanent pivot toward a culture of continuous learning.
—John Kannapell, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Instead, look for a focal point in the living room, whether that’s a fireplace or just a large window.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2025
With this new contract, McBride should be a focal point of the Cardinals' offense along with Marvin Harrison Jr. while catching passes from Kyler Murray.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for focal point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focal point
Noun
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The move comes on the heels of massive changes at the center, as President Trump fired the president and chairman in early February.—
Ashraf Khalil,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the 1940s and '50s, the Hill Country area was known as an international wool and mohair center, and Comfort’s own Adolf Stieler was called the Angora Goat King of the World.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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Bluesky is a decentralized social media platform developed as an alternative to Twitter (now X), with a focus on transparency, user control, and open-source protocols.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fabien Westerhoff will take on the executive role of Managing Director of the theatrical film division bringing together the complementary strengths of both companies, with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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Yellows 1, 2, 3 and 4: Were all banned in 1959 after they were potentially linked to lesions and heart damage.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Of course, there are people from all over the galaxy in Coruscant, but at its heart is the Imperial Intelligence Bureau, the ISB.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Focal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focal%20point. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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