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rivets

verb

present tense third-person singular of rivet

as in focuses

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage

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With a budget of $80 million, the film focuses on two friends magically transported to an island rooted in Philippine mythology.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Rentner’s group focuses on restoring pieces of the natural floodplains to absorb water again.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

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Unlike conventional air defense weapons, which launch missiles or projectiles at incoming targets, a high-energy laser concentrates light onto a small area of a target.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
OurTime Combines Phone Verification With Message Review OurTime also concentrates on an older dating audience.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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