honing

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Worries that artificial intelligence will be able to perform many of the skills graduates spent years honing are running high.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Trainer Cherie DeVaux has spent decades honing her skills.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

But Palantir was only able to capitalize on the AI opportunity after over a decade of honing its FDE strategy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

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

"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