The area became a locus of resistance to the government. an area of the Southwest that has been the locus of a number of New Agey movements
Recent Examples on the WebEven the inhospitable lawns of the university campus struck me, suddenly, as an acceptable version of the locus amoenus. Alejandro Zambra, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Four of the employees including Adams have agreed to stay on until May 1, while three will stay through March 1 as the editorial locus shifts westward, Neschis said. Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 20 Jan. 2022 Since the Confederate memorials of Monument Avenue began coming down two years ago — part of a national reckoning with racist, offensive and historically false iconography — Richmond has emerged as a locus for innovative public history. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 July 2022 Sean Hannity’s Fox News program is furthest to the right among programs evaluated by the study, with Nicolle Wallace’s late afternoon MSNBC program — a locus of fierce Trump critiques — furthest to the left. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Chicago was the locus of urban blues and the center of the burgeoning gospel scene. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 The 81st for weeks has been fighting a slow tactical retreat from Izium, the current locus of Russia’s slow, costly offensive west across Donbas. David Axe, Forbes, 15 May 2022 Nearly three-fourths work at the twin ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the primary gateway for goods shipped to the United States from Asia, and a locus of problems afflicting the global supply chain.New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022 His hospital bed is set up in the middle of the living-room, which becomes the locus of all kinds of activity. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 28 Jan. 2022 See More