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concentrate

[kon-suhn-trayt] / ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt /




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Scientists would also need to concentrate enormous energy into an exceptionally small volume.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Spot treatment charges have also fallen to fresh lows, pointing to continued tightness in the concentrate market, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

He said dancing brings him "alive" and was not only physically good for people, but mentally, as you "concentrate on what you're doing".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Private health systems also use this type of data frequently, with one medical system using it to concentrate services in four high-risk neighborhoods of New York City.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

I open to the first chapter, but I can’t concentrate, because Ms. Martinez is flipping through the pages of someone’s exam—mine?

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Dry heat browns, evaporates and concentrates while you go do something else.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Lib Dem leader also addressed the potential threat posed by AI in his speech, saying that "handled badly, it concentrates more power in fewer hands than at any point in human history."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

China's imports of tin ore and concentrates from Myanmar in the first half of 2026 have already surpassed 2025's total at nearly 40,000 metric tonnes, Beijing's customs data shows.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Exports of copper ores and concentrates also rose strongly to reach the highest on record, with shipments to Japan, China, Finland and South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

She concentrates on what her mom has said, and on what Dr. Mann and Malc and Zach and Olivia and Dawn Celeste and Luke have said: Just be honest.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

I was looking at it purely through the lens of exposure—our portfolio was overly concentrated in large-cap, domestic stocks that have surged over the past several years—and so I needed to reduce risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Rather than behaving like a lamp illuminating everything around it, the jet acts more like a concentrated beam that causes gas to glow along its path.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The UN's World Intellectual Property Organization said more money was going into venture capital, even as the number of VC deals was shrinking and becoming increasingly concentrated on AI firms.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

I let the blended and unblended mixture simmer until it gets thick, concentrated and almost sticky.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Maggie swallowed any restlessness and concentrated on her French grammar.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The rapid empire building has stirred unease in Hollywood, where filmmakers and other talent worry that concentrating so much production and distribution under one owner could give them fewer places to sell their work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

When not concentrating on the bromance, the gubernatorial campaign or Woody’s attempt to determine Matthew’s parentage, “Brothers” is a classic Dumb Dad sitcom, times two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

They would be small enough for quantum effects to become important while also concentrating enough mass and energy for gravity to matter.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

He also said that the company would be concentrating jobs in key hubs, with global teams mainly in New York and San Francisco.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Isobel sighs but she obediently closes her eyes, concentrating.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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