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Researchers are homing in on every part of the construction process, from the emissions produced by cement mixing to the impact of shipping materials to a job site—for example, steel beams coming from Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

One issue the neighbourhood teams are homing in on is loneliness - they have identified this as a way to keep down hospital numbers.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

"The brain is emitting a signal that it is damaged, and the T cells are homing to that signal by their antenna, CXCR3," Gate said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

Investigators are homing in on ships that anchored in the area in January, when high winds could have caused a ship to drift and its anchor to drag across the line.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2021

Most of the beetles are homing animals; that is, they have certain spots to which they will return after excursions in search of food.

From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by Weir, James