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home in on

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  1. Move toward or focus on a goal, as in He began with a couple of jokes before homing in on the main subject of his talk. This expression originally alluded to a vessel, aircraft or missile being guided to its target by a radio beam or some other means. [c. 1920]

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It helped intelligence officials home in on Oseguera’s location, those people said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Grosslight expects investors to home in on messaging around the telehealth company’s GLP-1 franchise, which he puts at around one-third of total revenue.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

“We thought it would be Hillary when Barack Obama won, so we’re far away from having to home in on who could run for the Democratic Party — we’ll see, we’ll wait.”

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Other consumer-goods companies have also begun to slim down portfolios and home in on core categories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Leo tried to home in on her features, but he. couldn’t.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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