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concentrate

[kon-suhn-trayt] / ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt /




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Persistently high energy costs, especially as winter arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, could concentrate growth in an even smaller number of countries, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The pitch is familiar: Faster service, fewer mistakes and less repetitive work for employees, who will theoretically be freed to concentrate on something more important.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

"Now you have the time to concentrate on yourself, on what you lost, what you need. Now it's our recovery or some kind of recovery as much as we can."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Previous research has associated metabolites produced during protein fermentation with effects on the brain, including anxiety and reduced ability to concentrate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

"I can't concentrate when you're fooling around in my room."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Dry heat browns, evaporates and concentrates while you go do something else.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Lib Dem leader also addressed the potential threat posed by AI in his speech, saying that "handled badly, it concentrates more power in fewer hands than at any point in human history."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Exports of copper ores and concentrates also rose strongly to reach the highest on record, with shipments to Japan, China, Finland and South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The focus was on raw concentrates of the rechargeable battery ingredient lithium, with most of its hundreds of thousands of tons of annual production shipped out to China, the world's largest maker of electric vehicles.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Penny walks with such determination, her face alternating between frowns and smiles as she concentrates on marching down the path between our two houses, then climbing the front steps with both hands and both feet.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

There were approximately 3.8 billion robocalls made in September 2026, the majority of which were concentrated in large metropolitan areas, according to the Robocall Index.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Rather than trying to manufacture large numbers of mature macrophages, first author Shi Yue, MD, of Ying's laboratory and his colleagues concentrated on GMPs, the progenitor cells that can produce macrophages.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The BBC's Evan Davis, who was travelling through the Eurotunnel to Calais at the time of the incident, witnessed blue light vehicles "concentrated on one of the platforms" as he entered France.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The latest steps are mainly concentrated in "strategic infrastructure investment", said Oxford Economics' Yue, meaning that they are "likely to generate weaker near-term employment and income gains than previous stimulus cycles".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

C.P. put away his concerns from the night before and concentrated on leading a group discussion of interracial violence, the subject he had broached on Monday night.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

By concentrating in the gut rather than circulating throughout the body, argyrin B could potentially reduce the risk of side effects affecting other organs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

After initially concentrating on small-scale renovations, DIY SOS shifted focus to tackle a number of more ambitious projects throughout its multiple-decade run.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The rapid empire building has stirred unease in Hollywood, where filmmakers and other talent worry that concentrating so much production and distribution under one owner could give them fewer places to sell their work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

When not concentrating on the bromance, the gubernatorial campaign or Woody’s attempt to determine Matthew’s parentage, “Brothers” is a classic Dumb Dad sitcom, times two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

We match our strides, concentrating on our feet.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari


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