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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

These structures do not have membranes, but they can concentrate RNA molecules in one place.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

I tried to concentrate on dribbling and shooting, but I was filled with worry about how to stay loyal to Audrey while finding out Jenna’s secret.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

But that's not featured in Cabinet Office plans in the UK, which instead concentrates on telling employers to publish salary information in job adverts.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

China's imports of tin ore and concentrates from Myanmar in the first half of 2026 have already surpassed 2025's total at nearly 40,000 metric tonnes, Beijing's customs data shows.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Marine cloud brightening concentrates particles close to Earth's surface in one specific region.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

She concentrates on her hatred for the word pus.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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

The worst of the selling Wednesday was concentrated in companies that have borrowed heavily to finance data center build-outs and have signaled plans to keep doing so, making lenders uneasy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The scientists therefore concentrated their detailed analysis on that embryo.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

So he concentrated on getting his hands to work better.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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

"They were doing everything they could and they were concentrating on the northern side of the fire where residential areas were."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

"It felt good that someone rather than AI was concentrating on and listening to my story," the 44-year-old said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

But maybe that was just a function of being new to the job, of having spent so much time concentrating on the computer and being yelled at by Monique.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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