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concentrate

[kon-suhn-trayt] / ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt /




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One of the most prominent figures on the French right, Dati, 60, resigned as culture minister in February to concentrate on the Paris mayoral race in March but suffered a bruising defeat.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Spot treatment charges have also fallen to fresh lows, pointing to continued tightness in the concentrate market, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The Bundibugyo outbreak also points to a larger weakness in preparedness strategies that concentrate heavily on the most familiar high-risk pathogens.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

He said dancing brings him "alive" and was not only physically good for people, but mentally, as you "concentrate on what you're doing".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

I don’t know how Dad has trained himself to concentrate only on one bird call amid all the outside noise.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

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

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

Pointed at the elite, AI concentrates power; pointed at the citizen, AI gives it back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

He concentrates on strong lines without shading, using a combination of pencil, pen, brown and black ink, and a reed pen that he made himself.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

The benefits from those additional donations will outweigh the additional risk from more concentrated portfolios, the government concluded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

This is one of my strongest soup opinions: don’t drown the thing you just concentrated.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

As I told that 50-something bitcoin aficionado, investing 100% of your retirement money into bitcoin leaves you concentrated in highly volatile assets.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Barbera d'Asti, "traditionally dominated by notes of cherry and plum, is increasingly evolving toward more concentrated aromas of blackberry and blackcurrant", Garberoglio said after a tasting.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Moss concentrated on the dishes as his heart began to race again, as the thought of texting Javier to confirm their first date sent an electricity through him.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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

But concentrating her creative energy on a narrower slice of music didn’t lead to higher quality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

He also said that the company would be concentrating jobs in key hubs, with global teams mainly in New York and San Francisco.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Werro has improved every year of her top-level career and now, having finished her studies and concentrating on the track, has shown ruthless consistency.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

We were riding into a squall again, and Dad was concentrating so hard on driving that I was not sure he was even waiting for my answer, "What is it?" he asked.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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