hone in
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“It allows us as a staff to really hone in on pushing these guys, and coaching and critiquing and correcting,” Riley said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The investigation will hone in on repeated prompts that urge users not to miss out on rewards or purchase time-limited offers, the watchdog said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
She expects investors to hone in on margins “as Supermicro targeting larger customers and larger sales opportunities may result in cost of sales rising, and margins compressing, leading to revenue variability.”
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
“Now you’re starting to hone in on maybe some more advanced game-planning stuff, and being able to cover different parts of the zone.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025
In the 1970s, for instance, researchers used microelectrodes to hone in on a key part of the brain—called the parietal lobe—crucial to shifts in attention.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
