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Mwedziwendira wanted to hone her public-relations skills working for someone else before starting her own firm in her mid-40s.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

An actor's voice "is the result of years of rigorous training and apprenticeship" to hone talent, Yuko Sasaki, executive director of the Japan Actors Union, told AFP ahead of the ruling.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In group chats, on social media and at the specialized camps where they hone their skills, kickers are disseminating vital information on how much they get paid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

It’s a lifestyle not entirely dissimilar to the rigorous training of an ice-skating prodigy, putting in the work at all hours to hone their skill.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

My aunt Anne in her nurse's uniform, my aunt Ada in her university sweater Buckeye to the hone .

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

The Daily Express also hones in on criticism of the announcement from the British Jewish community.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Even as Cursor hones in on Composer, the company’s model-agnostic platform remains a key selling point, according to Ram Bala, professor of AI and analytics at Santa Clara University.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

Even as China hones its formal sanctions toolkit, it still turns to informal methods when legal and political justification is thin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

The Josh O’Connor-led drama “Rebuilding” hones in on a rancher whose property is destroyed by a wildfire, following him as he tries to find hope and community in the aftermath of devastation.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025

All my energy now hones in on my task.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

He then secured a position at Canterbury, where he honed his skills at cutting stone and came to appreciate the grand tradition of which he was now a part.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Freddo's skills were honed in a virtual environment, where a task can be performed in a computer simulation millions of times.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Investors honed in on the details of a Marvell deal with Alphabet’s Google, suggesting to one veteran strategist that the bar was higher than ever for AI companies after their stock-market surge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

That’s partly because so much of who Gaby is has been carefully honed by the writers and Williams to align with the actor’s voice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

As my stats continued to increase, I honed my avatar’s combat and spell-casting abilities while collecting a wide array of powerful weapons, magic items, and vehicles.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

The Sorbaros’ believe the operational playbook they have been honing since college gives them an upper hand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

They are a party honing their messaging before the next general election.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The 19-year-old, sporting a budding beard, usually operates from home, filling lulls by watching the TV show Criminal Minds or honing his drone-flying skills on a simulator.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

She attended Manhattan’s Professional Performing Arts School and started honing her skills as a character actor from an early age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

He sat cross-legged beside the fire, honing the edge of his longsword with an oilstone.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin