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focussed

  • past participle of focus.
  • past tense form of focus.

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With the regime utterly focussed on its own survival, Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, a Chatham House analyst based in Abu Dhabi, does not expect to see a different approach to dissent.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Aligned with the Value Jersey movement, his campaign focussed heavily on the cost of living on the island.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

It is focussed on West Antarctica, home to 30-40% of the global population of Emperor penguins.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

"Instead of having a financier who does more marketing than anything else, we hope that if it's a doctor, she will be more focussed on treatment needs than financials," he said in reference to Garijo.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

“Partly on his interest being focussed on what he calls ‘the soul,’ which he persists in regarding as an entity independent of the physical environment, whereas, as I tried to point out to him ...”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley