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Recent Examples of focal point
Its potential closure would reduce ICE’s bed space capacity in South Florida, a focal point of federal immigration enforcement.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
The Norwegian team’s World Cup campaign will rely heavily on Haaland’s form as the main finisher, attacking focal point, and player who opponents will most want to constrain.
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Though Brown’s plans ultimately failed due to a combination of bad luck and timing, Harpers Ferry became a symbol of the rapidly dividing country and a focal point for abolitionists.
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Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
But the focal point of her living space was a bookcase laden with 26 reference volumes bound in dark-blue cloth.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for focal point
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
The Norwegian team’s World Cup campaign will rely heavily on Haaland’s form as the main finisher, attacking focal point, and player who opponents will most want to constrain.
—
Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Though Brown’s plans ultimately failed due to a combination of bad luck and timing, Harpers Ferry became a symbol of the rapidly dividing country and a focal point for abolitionists.
—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
But the focal point of her living space was a bookcase laden with 26 reference volumes bound in dark-blue cloth.
—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for focal point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focal point
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The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
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All that was missing from the game was a rusty shiv in the center circle.
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More Freedom 250 controversy Freedom 250 has been the focus of other controversy over funding transparency and religious representations.
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In Appalachia, a regional style of song emerged that transformed the narrative focus of British ballads into shorter lyric folk songs suitable for presentation on commercial recordings.
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Their coupling instantly captured the attention and hearts of fans around the world, and Swift’s presence at Chiefs games was even credited with bolstering female interest in NFL football.
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His update on the C-cut began just below the chin, with extra lift at the roots and inward-curving lengths that narrowed toward the ends to create the illusion of a heart.
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“Focal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focal%20point. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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