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as in to transform
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of refocus
As a music education organization, YOR ultimately said costs were too high to sustain the festival, forcing it to divest and refocus on its core mission, according to executive director Jami Duffy.
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
However, Xbox is clearly pausing any AI plans to refocus on attracting gamers to its consoles and services.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
As governments refocus their policies to tackle conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, mental illness is often being sidelined as a secondary concern rather than as a primary component of brain health.
—Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
The rebrand was a chance to refocus on the best sellers, like body lotions, washes, and scrubs—all of which happen to lend themselves quite well to being refilled.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
However, Xbox is clearly pausing any AI plans to refocus on attracting gamers to its consoles and services.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
As governments refocus their policies to tackle conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, mental illness is often being sidelined as a secondary concern rather than as a primary component of brain health.
—Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
The rebrand was a chance to refocus on the best sellers, like body lotions, washes, and scrubs—all of which happen to lend themselves quite well to being refilled.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocus
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Mike Leach, the larger-than-life coach credited with popularizing the Air Raid offense and transforming modern college football, has been nominated for the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame class just under four years after his death.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Supposedly the poem was inspired by a peyote-vision where the edifice of San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake Hotel was transformed into a hideous, twisted, demonic visage, which inspired the beating heart of Howl’s second section.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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For the moment, the Cubs want Swanson to focus on his work in the batting cage.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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The Urban Summit Kansas City is a coalition of community activist organizations focused on grassroots social, political, and economic issues.—
Freddrell Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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The agency also revised the job data from previous months.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The company in April revised its capital expenditure forecast this year to between $180 billion and $190 billion, up from its previous estimate of $175 billion to $185 billion.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The new act aims to address overdependence on third countries for chip design and manufacturing and insufficient preparedness for crises, a proposal for the regulation said.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Adults should aim for 7 to 8 hours of rest at night and have consistent bed and wake-up times.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2026
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Nilsson’s version shares little with its source beyond Adam and Eve themselves, here recast as doughy, beigy silhouettes striking poses amid an almost psychedelic soup of parti-color fronds, blobs, and amoebas.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Topline Oracle shares hit a 2026 intraday high Monday, extending a furious late-May rally that has recast the database pioneer as a marquee AI-infrastructure player and boosted the fortune of cofounder Larry Ellison, who holds roughly 40% of the company.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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When to use a smart telescope The Northern Hemisphere's late-spring sky is a good place to point a smart telescope.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
6 June 2026
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Without the ability to point its solar arrays toward the Sun, the tumbling spacecraft likely drained its batteries within hours.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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Today, many companies need to readjust their direction every 12 months, every 6 months and, in some cases, every quarter.—
Veronica Angela,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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John and Trudy Benjamin have filed a lawsuit against Karen Ward, stating that they've been forced to readjust their lives at their home in Parkrose Heights after a tiny home appeared beside Ward's residence last summer, according to a complaint obtained by PEOPLE.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Several winners focused on accelerating adoption of existing tech rather than reinventing systems from scratch.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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The shiny Ford Explorers rolled out from the shadow of the State Capitol building and off to suburban lots, leaving the city grappling with how to reinvent the former Saxon-Ford property for a new generation.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
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