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honing in (on)

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present participle of hone in (on)

as in homing (in on)

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Spieth was not aiming for the 13th fairway, but instead the right rough.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
The game just happens to fall on Bastille Day, as France is aiming to reach its third straight World Cup final.

— David Hickey, NBC news, 14 July 2026

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Simply put, a taker who has the luxury of focusing 100 per cent on the ball while making contact with it will kick it with more precision.

— Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Instead of focusing on mining, the project strengthens refining capacity, allowing more defense-grade materials to be processed domestically.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

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