The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FOCALIZED
Verb
focalized
simple past tense and past participle of focalize
Source: Wiktionary
FOCALIZE
Fo"cal*ize, v. t. [imp.& p. p. Focalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Focalizing.]
Definition: To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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