honing
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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
Ipsen, like many of its bigger rivals, sold its consumer-healthcare arm years ago, honing its focus on more lucrative—but also riskier—innovative specialty-care medicines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Schools sharpen students’ thinking and research skills, he noted, but higher education hasn’t been as good at honing students’ applied skills — and for AI, that includes knowing when to responsibly use the technology.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
"There, across the yard, at the door of the armory, do you see the boy squatting by the steps honing a sword with an oilstone?"
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
