The police had not yet caught the thieves, but were closing in.
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Close in
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Keep refining your estimate, and you will gradually close in on the right answer.
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Then we pass through Bebington station, and, entering a cutting, become aware of the usual signs of approach to an urban area—buildings closing in, an all-round increase in smokiness, and the application of brakes.
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