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locus

[loh-kuhs] / ˈloʊ kəs /




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Tucked away in a quiet industrial park, the nondescript building had become the locus of ongoing protests since Bovino and his forces had arrived in Illinois.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

The locus coeruleus, found in the brainstem, helps regulate this process through long nerve fibers that extend to the olfactory bulb.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

The barber chair, the locus of Sweeney’s revenge on the heartless cruelty of a Victorian London that wrecked his life, isn’t the elaborate contraption of other productions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

One of the factories the companies built in Hemlock in the 1960s has become the locus of Corning’s solar and semiconductor business.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

I wandered more north than west, justifying my course by a curiosity to see the Sinoth Valley region, the locus of the rivalry between Karhide and Orgoreyn.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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