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/ˈfoʊkəs/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | focus |
| he/she/it | focusses or focuses |
| present participle | focusing or focussing |
| past tense | focused or focussed |
| past participle | focused or focussed |
I know you're tired, but try to focus.
We will focus upon three main topics.
Attention has been focused recently on the dangers of nuclear reactors.
He found himself struggling to focus his mind on the discussion.
Schools should not focus exclusively on standardized test results.
Efforts are now focused on cleaning up the beaches.
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