locus classicus

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Noun
  • There have also been several studies examining the effects of social interdependence and similar social contexts on children's ability to delay gratification, using variations of the marshmallow test paradigm.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
  • The move signaled Washington’s retreat from globalization and dealt a blow to the globalist paradigm.
    Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • There was not a single instance of service disruption.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Despite Halle giving the court several instances of violence and providing post-assault photos, her victimhood is being denied by many.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • For example, staff shortages at the National Weather Service have resulted in reduced or halted daily weather balloon launches, changed schedules for some forecast advisories and fewer social media posts about weather conditions.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • Goldman Sachs, for example, cut back its 12-month recession forecast to 35% from 45% following the tentative deal with Beijing.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Friction point: The Trump administration's wide-reaching and ground-shaking policies have mobilized a varied cross section of Americans affected by political, economic, social and legal changes.
    Erin Alberty, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
  • An enormous cross section of artists — from pop hitmakers like Lil Nas X and Shaboozey to should-be country stars Mickey Guyton and Brittney Spencer to contemporary roots and indie stalwarts like Adia Victoria, Buffalo Nichols, and Allison Russell— can all partly thank Giddens for their career.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The architecture of the retina remained completely intact across multiple specimens.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • These European footprints are not as old as the ones from Australia, but are still older than previous specimens.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • There were not enough handwriting samples of John and Frank to make a comparison, and the FBI concluded the card was probably a hoax inspired by the intense and worldwide news coverage.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
  • Holmes told investors her company Theranos had created a new blood sample analyzer that would only require one drop to test for various diseases.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • The 1985 classic spent two weeks at No. 1 during its original run and remains one of five chart-toppers for the band.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 16 May 2025
  • When the Wires Go Dead: Why Spain’s Train Crisis May Spark a Hydrogen Future In the middle of the day on 28 April 2025, Spain lived a modern replay of the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still.
    Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • All those fancy market reports can’t compete with actually watching someone struggle with your prototype, seeing their face scrunch up in confusion.
    Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • The Next-Generation of All-Electric RVing As with the early prototype, the Flow features thoughtfully appointed interiors and a sleek design that Pebble says is designed to reduce drag.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 May 2025
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“Locus classicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locus%20classicus. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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