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dilution

[dih-loo-shuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈlu ʃən, daɪ- /


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“This year, investors have been more sensitive to Shopify’s cost management and margin dilution, and we believe today’s print largely abates those concerns, and establishes an upward trajectory for FCF margins going forward,” Shao wrote.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

To achieve this temperature, researchers use a He4-He3 dilution refrigerator similar to those employed in quantum computing systems.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

Helium-3-based cooling, or dilution refrigeration, is crucial for quantum computers.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

The problem wasn’t dilution of share value, but that “excess” stock represented nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The lake was surveyed, its volume determined, and the insecticide applied in such great dilution that for every part of chemical there would be 70 million parts of water.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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