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fo·cal point
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Princeton's WordNet
focus, focal pointnoun
a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
focus, focal point, nidusnoun
a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
"the focus of infection"
focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centeringnoun
the concentration of attention or energy on something
"the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
Wiktionary
focal pointnoun
A focus; a point at which rays of light or other radiation converge
focal pointnoun
The centre of any activity
focal pointnoun
A feature that attracts particular attention.
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focal point
A focal point is a specific location or element that attracts or is emphasized for visual or intellectual attention. This could be in various contexts such as in arts where it is a point of emphasis in a piece of artwork, in optics where it is a point where light rays converge, or in discussions where it's a central point of concern or activity. It often serves as the center of interest or activity.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of focal point in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of focal point in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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This area, Landaff and Easton, is about 5 miles away from where Maura’s car was found, and it's in the easterly direction, the direction she was headed. The other encouraging point to this news is the fact that this was the focal point of a very early search back in May of 2004 from a local tip that stated a local saw a ‘young person running or moving quickly’ along that stretch of road. So for all of those reasons, this is really encouraging news from her family.
Right now, the focal point is China, the global economic condition, and the fact that we're coming off a disappointing year on many levels, a frustrating year on many levels, only to walk in and have the (S&P) futures down 35 points.
Football is the carrot, but we're really using that to mentor and be a focal point in these kids’ lives where we're helping them do better things in their lives.
It's very, very hard when you're a superstar and you're the focal point of the offense and you come to a [different] team and you're basically a role player for a while, it's a very hard role to accept. I just told him, 'This team is special and you're a huge part of it. Embrace your role – you never know when your role is going to change.' Then, Ro got hurt. He got COVID and then he got hurt. I'm really, really proud of Leonard and the way he's handled it.
We're encouraged by the work we've done in London, the belief we can build long term fandom for the game way beyond a one-off experience, we believe now we can take a look at the obvious next market. We have a good fan base in Germany... so it's a logical next focal point for us within the European market.
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