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were zeroing
  • past progressive of zero.

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It wasn’t long before Lev Tahor moved again, dispersing to southern and central Mexico in an attempt to evade Israeli authorities who leaders said were zeroing in on the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

By that time scientists were zeroing in on overexuberant inflammation as a key feature of severe COVID.

From Scientific American • Nov. 12, 2021

Investigators submitted evidence to the lab for analysis, Santa Clara County's deputy district attorney told the Mercury News in July without specifying which cases authorities were zeroing in on.

From Fox News • Nov. 21, 2018

They were zeroing in on a second about 200 feet from shore as the exercise came to end.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2018

“I could see they were zeroing in on me in a way, developing a fatter and fatter dossier.”

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2011