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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Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist with security.—
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While the launch focuses on AI tools, LinkedIn has confirmed that additional partners, including Gamma, GitHub, and Zapier, will become available in the coming months.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The link between the state and the public frays, power concentrates in the hands of the few and institutions are hollowed out.—
Maria Mendiluce,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Thankfully, despite the lack of entirely dependable public transportation, the French Quarter concentrates most tourist activity into thirteen entirely 'rollable' blocks.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Rivets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivets. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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