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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
an area of the Southwest that has been the locus of a number of New Agey movements
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2
as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something
the locus of brightness occurs where the rays of sunlight converge in front of the lens
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Today, students in the Gaza solidarity movement, just as in the anti-Dow protests of the past, have raised important concerns about whether their campuses are loci of material support for violence and profit.
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TIME, 10 May 2024
Amid all of this, one platform has served as a locus: Sidechat, a social media app that’s become both a place for dialog about the protests and a breeding ground for hate speech.
—Sofia Barnett, WIRED, 1 May 2024
The film, heavy with philosophical musings, stars Harvey Keitel as Auggie, the proprietor of a Park Slope tobacco shop that is a locus for a colorful assortment of neighborhood dreamers and eccentrics.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2024
In the early 19th century, the Mexican port city of Campeche was a locus of butaque production and the chair’s main exporter to the United States.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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TIME, 10 May 2024
Amid all of this, one platform has served as a locus: Sidechat, a social media app that’s become both a place for dialog about the protests and a breeding ground for hate speech.
—Sofia Barnett, WIRED, 1 May 2024
The film, heavy with philosophical musings, stars Harvey Keitel as Auggie, the proprietor of a Park Slope tobacco shop that is a locus for a colorful assortment of neighborhood dreamers and eccentrics.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2024
In the early 19th century, the Mexican port city of Campeche was a locus of butaque production and the chair’s main exporter to the United States.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Locus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locus. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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