1
as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
an area of the Southwest that has been the locus of a number of New Agey movements
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2
as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something
the locus of brightness occurs where the rays of sunlight converge in front of the lens
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While the locus of their introduction was through a mutual friend, Okwara and Jonsson not only formed a unified design vision, but a strong camaraderie as well.
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Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
In Clinton’s vision, a job was the locus of assistance, the door through which all other help would pass.
—Alex Park / Made By History, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
But what’s so interesting about this book is how the locus of what was cool and the public spaces where new music was being fostered were also shifting around, even within the space of a few blocks.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
In early September, the 47th Mechanized Brigade finally left the front line in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast and redeployed to the relative safety of Pavlohrad, 60 miles west of Pokrovsk, the current locus of the Russian offensive in Donetsk.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
In Clinton’s vision, a job was the locus of assistance, the door through which all other help would pass.
—Alex Park / Made By History, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
But what’s so interesting about this book is how the locus of what was cool and the public spaces where new music was being fostered were also shifting around, even within the space of a few blocks.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
In early September, the 47th Mechanized Brigade finally left the front line in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast and redeployed to the relative safety of Pavlohrad, 60 miles west of Pokrovsk, the current locus of the Russian offensive in Donetsk.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Locus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locus. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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