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was homing
  • past progressive of home.

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The primary issue the team faced throughout its first year working on the sensor was homing in on the desired source.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023

I do see him as a leader of that style, and really as the person that Hofstadter was homing in on.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2022

Part of that difficulty was homing in on a film that would appeal to die-hards and newcomers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021

By early January, the company was homing in on 2035 as the likely date for the electric transition, Mr. Parker said.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2021

Through the only other entrance to the mews a belated cab was homing; its driver, getting wind of the unusual, pulled up, blocking the way, and added his advice to the uproar.

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph