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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

"So its a bit slower than normal but staff are doing workarounds to take care and make sure that patient care and safety is prioritised and that's our prime focus."

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

On such a notoriously risky track, Leclerc says safety is the priority and governing body FIA must make that its prime focus.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2023

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

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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