as in to home (in on)
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The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice.
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Polygon's other partners point the same way.
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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 1 Jul. 2026.
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