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was zeroing

  • past progressive of zero.

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Italy surged straight into attack and wing Matt Gallagher was zeroing in on the corner, only to be chopped down by the covering Smith, on at 15.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2025

It’s likely, though, that Biden was zeroing in on “CODA’s” core appeal.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2022

By the end of the wide-ranging interview, it sounded as if Mr. Brown was zeroing in on his own defining theme for the task ahead for the Biden administration.

From New York Times Jan. 22, 2021

In the 80s, the World Bank was zeroing in on one of the driving forces behind poor economic growth in the developing world: insecure land ownership.

From The Guardian Mar. 26, 2020

A vicious-looking hammerhead shark was zeroing in, directly behind his friend!

From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Brey, Charles