variants
or focusses
as in concentrates
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
try to focus your attention on the task at hand
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Traditional data monitoring focuses on infrastructure but fails to provide visibility into the data itself—its accuracy, freshness and reliability.
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Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Last year’s edition of Frieze, which focuses only on contemporary art and living artists, featured 160 galleries from over 40 countries.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Purple Carrot Purple Carrot is one of the only meal kit services that focuses solely on vegan meals.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025
Curation at the museum typically focuses on storytelling and contextualization, bringing audiences into the lives of the various social classes of ancient Egyptian civilization.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
This stems from limited updates and narrow focuses that fail to capture skill evolution, real-time workforce needs or contextual relevance to organizational goals.
—Saurabh Jain, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Strategic use involves incorporating options as part of a long-term strategy, while tactical use focuses on managing short-term events or market actions.
—Michael Martin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
This curation method also focuses on highlighting artifacts’ interconnections as key parts of Egypt’s cultural narrative rather than as isolated pieces.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Her work focuses on intricacies, color and symbolism, drawing inspiration from the natural world and powerful storytelling.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Last year’s edition of Frieze, which focuses only on contemporary art and living artists, featured 160 galleries from over 40 countries.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Purple Carrot Purple Carrot is one of the only meal kit services that focuses solely on vegan meals.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025
Curation at the museum typically focuses on storytelling and contextualization, bringing audiences into the lives of the various social classes of ancient Egyptian civilization.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
This stems from limited updates and narrow focuses that fail to capture skill evolution, real-time workforce needs or contextual relevance to organizational goals.
—Saurabh Jain, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Strategic use involves incorporating options as part of a long-term strategy, while tactical use focuses on managing short-term events or market actions.
—Michael Martin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
This curation method also focuses on highlighting artifacts’ interconnections as key parts of Egypt’s cultural narrative rather than as isolated pieces.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Her work focuses on intricacies, color and symbolism, drawing inspiration from the natural world and powerful storytelling.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Focuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focuses. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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