Thesaurus results for HOMING (IN ON)

homing (in on)

verb

present participle of home (in on)

as in zeroing (in on)

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Since fashion businesses are aiming to streamline their operations, reduce excess inventory and improve forecasting, both leaders stress that the adoption of new technologies must lead to concrete commercial outcomes.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Spain has seen an emerging coalition of the conservatives and the far right, which are both aiming to use migration concerns against the prime minister, whose government allowed over 1 million immigrants to apply for legal status.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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Everyone is focusing more on engagement, return on investment and a forward-looking perspective, rather than simply buying something off the shelf to meet demand for the following weekend.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Market participants this week are focusing primary attention on the release of the Federal Reserve September meeting minutes on Wednesday.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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