narrowing

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After narrowing the list down to four promising candidates, the researchers discovered that three of the compounds targeted the same protein, called GPX4.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The narrowing of the employment gap between men and women has been a decadeslong process, said Harvard economist Lawrence Katz, the consequence of a long deterioration in men’s participation in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Inflation will test him almost immediately, and numbers well above the Fed’s target could force the committee to harden its language faster than he would prefer, narrowing his room to maneuver.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

We checked dozens of records and hundreds of spelling variations, gradually narrowing the search using details he had recorded in his diary.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

A mere ten days ago, after rooting around on the Internet for a little while, Molly located a cache of adoption registry services, narrowing her search to the one rated highest among users.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline