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Condensate is used to dilute oil sands’ output, which can be as thick as peanut butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Although there is little scientific evidence, it's said the technique also results in a colder, denser product that will cool rather than dilute a cocktail.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

But don’t let the relatable career-girl pluck of the movie dilute the fact that this song is pissed off about capitalism, even as its hooks make the grind of working life more bearable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Other critics of the proposal say they fear it will dilute the significance of marriage.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Translations just confuse it, dilute it, like words going from Spanish to English.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Unfortunately, the way Mr. Iñárritu stages the scene, with Digger getting shouted down from all corners, dilutes the power of his substantially sound argument.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

In adapting the premise for TV, series creator Nick Antosca dilutes the movies’ naked menace by pouring reasonable doubt into both Max’s profile and that of the Bowdens, the married lawyers behind his downfall.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Investors also aren’t thrilled with the impact of the company’s capital raising—most recently $550 million External link from entities connected with the Saudi Public Investment Fund—which dilutes the value of existing shareholders’ stock.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

When new shares are added to compensate employees, that dilutes the ownership stakes of existing shareholders.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026

The water dilutes the salts so that coagulation is no longer prevented.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters

Share buybacks can lower a company’s diluted share count and raise its earnings per share.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Everything has a chance to mingle before the soup gets diluted.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

At that time, Genstar is expected to own about 14.6% of Victory Capital on a fully diluted, as-converted basis, with its voting interest limited to 4.9%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Others argued the feature had already been diluted when Bumble introduced "Opening Moves" - a feature allowing women to set a pre-written prompt for men to respond to.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Those moist eyes, the white eyeballs and the diluted blue of his pupils, eyes that reflected everything that went on in the class, reacting to everything.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Global connection came with a kind of dispersion, diluting shared connections closer to home while allowing for worldwide discovery.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Making Shakespeare’s plays accessible is a noble goal, but there are other ways to go about this beyond modernizing the text and diluting its lyrical beauty and nuance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Experts say the test for Airbnb going forward will be driving growth in its travel offerings without diluting the “travel like a local” identity that brought the company to prominence.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Grossi also said on Friday that an alternative to diluting could be shipping the enriched uranium out of Iran.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

We could cure Daoud right now, or we could try to save more people—like my parents—by conserving every drop and diluting it....But in doing so, we might end up with nothing.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda