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concentration

[kon-suhn-trey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən /




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The deluge means investors could risk running up against concentration limits in their portfolios from a single company or industry.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Introducing a modest number of bubbles created a much more even coating, while increasing the bubble concentration further caused particles to collect near the center of the droplet instead.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

The risks of AI superintelligence run from economic upheaval to the concentration of power in the hands of whatever corporation or government wins the AI technology race.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Once in the proper gear, Adams recommends removing the top two inches of topsoil from gardens, where the highest concentration of contaminants will settle after a fire.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Second, there is the Hamiltonian confidence that the concentration of political and economic power was a dynamic force; it was not a threatening cluster of invasive corruption, but a synergistic fusion of developmental energies.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

During the Progressive Era, when party machine politics dominated, judicial elections were put forward as a reform to promote democratic accountability because they broke up concentrations of power and redistributed it to the people.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

And, this time, the Mexican government is hoping to avoid mass concentrations of supporters late at night, should “El Tri” eliminate England, said one person familiar with the discussions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Residents might intermittently smell MMA, which emits a fruity odor, throughout the cleanup, but health officials said it will be only at concentrations below any threshold that would prompt health concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

All three concentrations promoted osteoinduction, the process that encourages cells to develop into bone-forming tissue, within 14 days.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

Michael Burry focused, abstractly, on the structure of the loans, and bet on pools with high concentrations of the types that he believed were designed to fail.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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