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dilution

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


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The Tesaro deal hasn’t created value, but GSK will take measures to mitigate the dilution on profitability from the deal this time around, according to Bernstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

This allows Western Digital to take down the convert overhang and reduce gross debt while limiting the cash outlay and managing incremental dilution, according to the analysts.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

That helped offset dilution from stock-based compensation for employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Congress responded boldly to that ruling—it rewrote Section 2 of the VRA to allow minority voters to say that plans that had a racially discriminatory effect were vote dilution.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 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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