: of, relating to, being, or having a focus
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a focal figure in the movement
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Black women have long been a focal demographic at the intersection of economic, social and political changes in the United States.
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The display is also located far behind the steering wheel and creates what, for some drivers, might be an odd focal distance.
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
Pursuing Life Coaching Sir James has committed the last two decades of his professional journey to life coaching and assisting clients in managing stress, with focal areas in the professional, legal and business sectors.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
But in 2015, scientists in South Korea demonstrated that people with a disease called focal epilepsy can develop seizures because of somatic mutations that create faulty genes in a subset of brain cells.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The display is also located far behind the steering wheel and creates what, for some drivers, might be an odd focal distance.
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
Pursuing Life Coaching Sir James has committed the last two decades of his professional journey to life coaching and assisting clients in managing stress, with focal areas in the professional, legal and business sectors.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
But in 2015, scientists in South Korea demonstrated that people with a disease called focal epilepsy can develop seizures because of somatic mutations that create faulty genes in a subset of brain cells.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Focal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focal. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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