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It’s a lifestyle not entirely dissimilar to the rigorous training of an ice-skating prodigy, putting in the work at all hours to hone their skill.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

The Gryffindor must hone wisdom, the Hufflepuff courage, the Ravenclaw ambition and the Slytherin loyalty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

The new headline feature of EA FC 27 is "The Grounds" - an open-world area where players can hone their skills and get tips from "mentors" including cover star Kylian Mbappé and Lioness Chloe Kelly.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The younger Burrows said growing up on radio comedies helped him hone his ear for humor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

A world that would give me a new title and hone a new facet of my identity.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Even as Cursor hones in on Composer, the company’s model-agnostic platform remains a key selling point, according to Ram Bala, professor of AI and analytics at Santa Clara University.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

Even as China hones its formal sanctions toolkit, it still turns to informal methods when legal and political justification is thin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

Stretching and flapping their wings in the nest builds up muscle and hones balance, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

The Josh O’Connor-led drama “Rebuilding” hones in on a rancher whose property is destroyed by a wildfire, following him as he tries to find hope and community in the aftermath of devastation.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025

It stood between the stables, for fifty hones, and the cowsheds.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

That’s partly because so much of who Gaby is has been carefully honed by the writers and Williams to align with the actor’s voice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

One of the marvels of this novel is how effortlessly such sentences land, despite being honed to perfection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

While the new British number one is not representing the country of his birth, there is no disputing where his talent was honed.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Some corporate tech leaders are dipping into their toolbox for cost-control strategies honed during the rise of cloud computing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

He drew his own sword as he spoke, a broadsword of fine bronze, honed like a razor on either edge.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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

If only “HOTD” had put as much effort into honing its characters’ internal battles as it did depicting bloody conflicts across Westeros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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

He worked on more than 200 films with Venkatesh and others, honing his craft and building industry connections.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Lower and lower the dragon flew, in great spiraling circles, honing in, it seemed, upon one of the smaller lakes.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling