locus classicus

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Noun
  • Channels have been replaced by streaming services, each of which has its own menu screen with an individual visual language and interaction paradigm.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But the new paradigm for fighting these fires contains an inconvenient truth.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The cover image isn't the only instance where the couple is dressed in coordinating looks.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Jourdan is a relatively calm ghost (staff report objects being moved around the restaurant), but there’s a slightly more active spirit in the Courtyard Bar, where there have been three instances of an unknown source throwing a glass from across the room.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One example of such smaller space weather events is a magnetic flux rope—bundles of magnetic fields wrapped around each other like a rope.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
  • One of the most famous examples of a major business leader succeeding from failure was Apple’s visionary cofounder Steve Jobs.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, the conversation inspired a scene in his 2015 film, Taxi, which featured Panahi as a driver interacting with a cross section of Iranian society.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Coach had to keep innovating by offering exciting products, anchored in bags, with aesthetics and prices that appealed to a larger cross section of consumers.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The specimens ranged in age and size.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Much of her work involved mounting plant specimens on archival paper for storage.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The team analyzed genetic material to identify the bacteria and fungi present in the samples.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Participants self-reported their mental health symptoms and soda intake, and researchers analyzed stool samples to assess their gut bacteria.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cottage, country, boho, or Victorian, whatever your style, this quilt is a classic.
    Sheri Kaz, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Vintage photos decorate the walls and the extensive menu covers breakfast, lunch and dinner classics, from eggs Benedict and patty melts to floats and ice cream sundaes.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s even a design echo between the nomadic Mongolian ger — the traditional felt tent sometimes referred to as yurts — and the Martian dome prototypes being developed by the MARS-V engineering team.
    Rosanna Philpott, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Hybrid systems combining desalination plants and advanced biomimetic membranes overcome the cost and performance constraints that limited previous efforts, including Statkraft’s 2009 prototype.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Locus classicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locus%20classicus. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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