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McIlroy's biggest challenge this week will come from world number one and defending champion Scottie Scheffler, who skipped Quail Hollow to hone his skills for the Aronimink test.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Yet it gave him an opportunity to hone his game and accumulate some of the points that might help earn his way into main events down the road.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Rigetti has indicated it plans to hone its technology in the coming months, saying it expects the latest Cepheus system to reach a median 99.5% two-qubit gate fidelity—essentially, a measure of quality—later this year.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
If you use your chatbot as a coach, not a crutch, it can help you hone your own memory and reasoning skills.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Its popularity was analogous to the way artists flocked to Paris in the 1920s to hone their craft under the tutelage of the masters there.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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