principal focus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of principal focus
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Yet as delicate as the food might be, cooking is rarely the principal focus of a film production.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024
Przemysl emerged as a principal focus of the ongoing exodus because it is the first major city to the west of Medyka, the busiest crossing point along the 300-mile Polish-Ukrainian border.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2022
The principal focus of the special counsel’s investigation was on questions of criminality.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2019
It was the same year in which McConnell identified his party’s principal focus.
From MSNBC • Mar. 5, 2019
By aperture is meant the angle obtained by joining the edges of a lens with the principal focus.
From Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 by Martin, Marcus J.
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