as in to home (in on)
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Normally, shipping traffic tends to move directly from point A to point B, allowing for the curvature of the Earth and any obstacles along the way.—
David Szondy
February 15,
New Atlas,
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With a regulation loss, their fate would be determined by Canada's game against France and point differentials with Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Hone in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hone%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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