dilute

Example Sentences

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For its second fiscal quarter ending in March, Visa is projecting net revenue growth in the low double digits, operating expense growth in the mid-teens, and diluted earnings-per-share growth on the high end of low-double-digits.

From Barron's

In a statement, Building Safety Minister Samantha Dixon promised not to dilute oversight of higher-risk building work, adding: "Building homes quickly and building them safely are not in conflict."

From BBC

They happen when water treatment works become overwhelmed, usually after rainfall, allowing highly diluted sewage to spill into a river as a "safety valve".

From BBC

The memorials warned that fake content was also being created "specifically to dilute historical facts, shift victim and perpetrator roles, or spread revisionist narratives".

From Barron's

Under the current House map, they’re “essentially guaranteed to have their votes diluted,” the judge says.

From The Wall Street Journal