perfected

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Hunting arose as humans perfected the craft of stalking—the ability to get within a spear thrust of prey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In the time it took to work on SLS, SpaceX essentially perfected its partially reusable Falcon 9 rocket, which has launched roughly 650 times, and dramatically lowered the cost to reach space.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Like Lionel Messi before him, Lamine Yamal has perfected the art of weaving in off the right flank, a hazy mirage of blaugrana turning defenders to stone, before a trademark left-foot finish.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

With a love triangle between two living parties and a dead guy, custody disagreements and a few other small-time secrets, Hoover has essentially perfected the recipe for the modern melodrama.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

He’d perfected his wolf stare over the last few months—a look that said: However bad you think you are, I’m worse.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan