Example Sentences

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Zeroing in on specific sectors, Macquarie highlights that Resources have beaten All Industrials in the last five cycles, led by gains in Mining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Zeroing adjusts either the weapon’s scope or its iron sights to the shooter’s individual style.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2024

Zeroing in on the state tax crimes is “a much simpler charge that avoids the potential pitfalls,” Rebecca Roiphe, a New York Law School professor and former state prosecutor, told The Times.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Zeroing in on low-performing schools will help remedy racial disparities while avoiding legal problems, said Brooks Allen, executive director of the California Board of Education and an advisor to Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Zeroing in on every colonist, looking for something, anything that would show them to be a Butterfly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin