as in to home (in on)
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In this model, a problem is represented as a collection of tiny magnets called spins that can point either up or down.—
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Other posts have included a medium expressing her feeling that Guthrie is close by and a woman using astrology to point her viewers in the direction of what may have happened.—
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7 Feb. 2026
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“Hone in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hone%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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