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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are focussed" is correct and usable in written English, although "focused" is more commonly used in American English.
You can use it when describing a state of concentration or attention on a particular subject or task.
Example: "The team are focussed on completing the project by the deadline."
Alternatives: "are concentrated" or "are attentive".
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They are focussed".
His own current studies are focussed on the diurnal sleep-wake cycle.
"Too often, we are focussed on indicators that are too early," Kourembanas said.
We are focussed on being the best professional soccer clubs we can be in our communities.
With rare exceptions, today's powerhouses are focussed on one kind of business.
The faces are devoid of obvious emotion, yet are focussed by meditative feeling.
At the moment both are focussed on the cross-examination of the historian George Chauncey.
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The players are focused.
And they are focused.
Defenses are focusing on him.
They are focused on things.
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