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 this motif eventually led the filmmakers to the anniversary film’s core theme: There is no greater power in the universe than someone with a true wish in their heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

Zeroing in on the heated nature of the debate is to “entirely overlook what autistic people are saying or protesting.”

From Science Magazine • Feb. 6, 2023

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

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin