thinning

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Many of the same tech companies had powered the indexes to records this year, a grim reminder of the market’s dependence on a thinning group of top performers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

These includes fortifying homes against wildfires, replanting fire-ravaged forests and thinning out vegetation with prescribed burns, goat grazing and manual thinning with heavy machinery to reduce the intensity of potential fires.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

It should be applied to all exposed skin, including the face, neck and ears - and head if you have thinning or no hair - ideally 30 minutes before you go out into the sun.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The particles act like tiny structural supports inside the rubber, preventing it from thinning as much as it normally would during stretching.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Wolves walking down the mountains, into the dry thinning scalp of the middle of Iran, would be looking for juicy sheep.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri