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homed

  • past participle of home.
  • past tense form of home.

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Other institutional investors homed in on Fannie’s and Freddie’s pre-bailout “junior” preferred shares as a less risky bet.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

A social media-led boycott has homed in on Lifetouch, the photography company hired by thousands of U.S. schools each year to take portraits of students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

According to Shelter Cymru, that demand is fuelled through 94,000 households waiting to be homed, which is why the Chartered institute of Housing's Matt Dicks calls it a "deepening housing emergency".

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

UT-Austin did not respond or make any changes when Harrison first homed in on the event in March, posting images of booklets and resources he saw on campus that mentioned transgender people.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

Uncle Bertram honed his knife, then homed in on the problem: how to carve a roast suckling pig. hyper/hypo.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner