honing

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Walking on the Moon by 2030, building a lunar base, and then perhaps on to Mars: after 30 years of honing its expertise, China is challenging the United States' supremacy in spaceflight.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Russia has been honing and testing similar infrastructure for the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Autism therapy can include teaching young children to follow directions, practicing chores or honing communication skills, and is mostly administered by registered behavior technicians, the lower-wage workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

By contrast, XG’s company, XGALX, sent over a detailed brief of its young members, each of whom had spent the previous five years honing their nascent rap, vocal and dance skills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The only time I encountered English was during the English period, one of the shortest in school, devoted mainly to honing servanthood English.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane