focussing

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  • The Mister is sitting behind his desk with his tie off and his collar undone and his braces hanging down in slack loops. —  Duma Key
  • Others see humanlike behavior in an animal and consider the animal conscious, but even these observers don't generally attribute consciousness to animals that aren't humanlike. —  Asimov's Science Fiction
  • Toward the lower edge of the small control panel was the target-focussing device. —  Blockade, Lepso
  • She smiled the regulation smile without clearly focussing, and thanked me for letting her know. —  Blood Sports
  • Like eye focussing, the speech must be a reflex. —  A Fire Upon the Deep
 

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