honed
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You’ve honed your craft, studied incessantly and brought every part of yourself to this character and this movie.
From Salon
Rather, during his near decade in office, he has honed a public profile for his work on tech issues and his involvement with tech players.
In a carefully honed routine, aided by voice dictation, he could finish writing an X-ray report in as little as 75 seconds.
The London-born Hart, who honed his sourdough skills during seven years at San Francisco’s acclaimed Tartine Bakery, issued an apology online last week after his comments, which were made months ago, went viral.
From Los Angeles Times
Klarman honed in on five characteristics of Buffett that have contributed to his success, the first being his alert, accurate, quick and decisive mind.
From MarketWatch
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