find its target
idiom
: to hit the target for which something was intended
The bullet found its target.
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That means more time for the drug to find its target and thereby kill tumor cells.
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Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
SAFFiR is loaded with onboard sensors such as infrared stereovision and laser light detectors, which enable it to find its target through thick smoke.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2015
Harpoon uses a radar built into its nose to find its target.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2022
Until now, the gene-editing tool CRISPR didn’t work inside this part of the cell; CRISPR uses guide RNA to find its target, but RNA can’t get inside the mitochondria.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
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Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
SAFFiR is loaded with onboard sensors such as infrared stereovision and laser light detectors, which enable it to find its target through thick smoke.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2015
Harpoon uses a radar built into its nose to find its target.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2022
Until now, the gene-editing tool CRISPR didn’t work inside this part of the cell; CRISPR uses guide RNA to find its target, but RNA can’t get inside the mitochondria.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
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