honed
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After a brief period in her homeland, he was raised in north London and honed his craft on pirate radio.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Paul McCartney and Madonna made welcome returns, indie-rockers Kurt Vile and Phoebe Bridgers honed their sounds, jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant teamed up with an orchestra, and much, much more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
It’s there that young filmmakers like “Obsession’s” Curry Barker and Kane Parsons of “Backrooms” fame, also honed their talent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
And to think there were question marks over whether Guardiola's style - honed at Barcelona - would work in the more robust English game.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
That stage of Loomis’s life ended with World War I. At the age of twenty-nine, he enlisted in the officer’s corps, where his mathematical skills, honed at Yale, were promptly put to the test.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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