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prime focus

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noun

  1. the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope

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Retail investors have become a prime focus on the alt industry and private credit has been one of the more popular product offerings.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

She reiterated that her prime focus would be homelessness and renewed her pledge to immediately declare a state of emergency on the issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Whereas Morgan often had the benefit of a settled side and a priority placed on the importance of the white-ball team, Buttler will be in no doubt that Test cricket is currently England's prime focus.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2022

Controlling the growth in price pressures remains their prime focus.

From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2022

Though the case had never been solved, it had originally been a prime focus of investigators, and when I returned to New York, I gathered evidentiary material related to the crime.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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