as in to home (in on)
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But other signals point in a less definitive direction.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Noonan testified that Fitzsimmons tried to get another round in the chamber and started to point the gun at him again.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2026.
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