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as in to transform
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of refocus
The moon, and Trump, come back around Image During the first administration of Donald J. Trump, American space policy refocused on lunar exploration.
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Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The industry recovered during the first Trump term; with executives refocused on growing profits.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Tencent, by contrast, has been withdrawing its previous interests in Hollywood, refocusing on its base in China.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2014, Mayor Eric Garcetti promised to get City Hall refocused on delivering basic services.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The industry recovered during the first Trump term; with executives refocused on growing profits.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Tencent, by contrast, has been withdrawing its previous interests in Hollywood, refocusing on its base in China.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2014, Mayor Eric Garcetti promised to get City Hall refocused on delivering basic services.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Key takeaways - Generative AI transforms the SaaS industry with AI agents capable of completing tasks.Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Indigenous people also transformed the Spanish attire into the iconic charro outfit through their artisanal craftsmanship and sourcing local elements to add embroidery and metal work.Amanda Lopez, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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Loosely titled Rafa, the Netflix series will focus on Nadal’s 2024 season, marking his final chapter in professional tennis before retiring at the Davis Cup.Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Funding has been a key focus for CTA President Dorval Carter, who has criticized efforts to focus on transit oversight instead of funding.Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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In response to the backlash, the school revised its plans to reduce the impact on green spaces by focusing development on the western side of the park.Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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This has become a sadly familiar situation, as both the 2021 and 2022 Grammys were also dramatically revised, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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So great has Notre Dame’s success been that other private Christian colleges have aimed to follow in its footsteps.Hunter M. Hampton / Made by History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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As recent as Wednesday, China expanded its consumer trade-in scheme aimed at spurring consumption through equipment upgrades and subsidies.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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This game recasts lethal dungeon crawls as a reality TV death sport that’s a little WWE and a little Smash TV.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The late Andre Braugher was supposed to star as White House chief usher A.B. Wynter; Giancarlo Esposito was recast in the role following Braugher’s death.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Even mainstream music wasn’t immune: Pelly points specifically to Billie Eilish’s career as an example of how the chill playlist conquered pop.Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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Every test pointed towards a perfect match: blood type, tissue type, and a blood serum antibody crossmatch that indicated Richard’s body would accept one of Ed’s kidneys.Allan Chernoff, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
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By devoting more energy and resources to countering all forms of Islamic terrorism and focusing less on reinventing the term terrorism to broaden its meaning.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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The franchise has been reinvented countless times over the last 40 years and is just now reaching what seems to be a second apex.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
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The country’s new presidential administration modified its IMMEX trade program so that finished apparel goods could no longer enter Mexico tax-free.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
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Like many great race cars, it was endlessly modified by the factory and was driven in period by the very best, including Sir Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn, Wolfgang von Trips, and Fangio himself in an earlier configuration.Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocus. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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