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is refining

  • present progressive of refine (3rd person singular).

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The next step is refining your strategy so that all of the pieces work together effectively.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

“Since I became a parent, everything is refining: What are my values actually?” she said, explaining that she didn’t want her search for community resources to involve so much sifting through online posts about stuff.

From Slate Jan. 11, 2025

Her team is refining mass spectrometry techniques to detect ever smaller molecules and hopes to use them to find miniproteins that play a role in brain development.

From Science Magazine Nov. 24, 2024

Carvalho said the district is refining its budgetary approaches to maintain investments in its schools despite the reduction in funding, choosing to reduce administrative funding, while also calling for further investment.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2024

Why, Mr. Dillwyn, knowledge itself is refining; and then, so is comfort; and I could help them to more comfort, in their houses, and in their meals.

From Nobody by Warner, Susan