as in to home (in on)
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Some will laugh at the suggestion and scroll through their social media apps to find a clip to point at and chortle.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Throughout training camp, and even into the regular season, there were many speculating that the Browns weren’t giving Sanders a fair shot at earning the right to start under center, and fingers started to point at the head coach.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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