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This port was the focal point of trade two centuries ago.
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Towns was coming off of a quiet Western Conference Finals, had been playing out of position at power forward to accommodate Rudy Gobert, and was no longer Minnesota’s focal point due to the emergence of Anthony Edwards.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Later, officials of the country, trying to establish a bigger draw to it, made the capital city Vilnius a focal point for tourism.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Sound design includes a girl power soundtrack credited to Meltzer and associate director Bailey Hacker, set design by Michael McKeever puts the focal point on large portraits of past presidents and a change of set a couple of times moves the action to a vanity in the office’s ladies’ bathroom.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
The latter was unable to provide an attacking focal point and touched the ball only once after the 75th minute.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Later, officials of the country, trying to establish a bigger draw to it, made the capital city Vilnius a focal point for tourism.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Sound design includes a girl power soundtrack credited to Meltzer and associate director Bailey Hacker, set design by Michael McKeever puts the focal point on large portraits of past presidents and a change of set a couple of times moves the action to a vanity in the office’s ladies’ bathroom.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
The latter was unable to provide an attacking focal point and touched the ball only once after the 75th minute.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Focal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focal%20point. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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