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Investors were concerned that the package, which gave the co-founders an aggregate stake of 6% in the company, would dilute their ownership.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Honeybees gather pollen from many different flower species, which may dilute contaminants across their food supply.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

While its stock edged lower on Monday in Korea—selling new shares will dilute existing shareholders—chip makers gained broadly in the U.S. session, leading indexes higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

But for a fair number of others, the main objection is that Summerween cheapens Halloween — that to celebrate a summer facsimile will dilute the real thing.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

But then some “Happy” music had helped dilute the pain.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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

George Washington’s greatness is so firmly established that it dilutes our appreciation of the man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Investors aren’t usually happy when a company sells stock to raise money, because it dilutes the holdings of current shareholders by reducing the percentage of the company that those shareholders own.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

This panoramic sweep lends “The Secret Agent” a novelistic sprawl, although it sometimes dilutes the proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

Water, on the other hand, is the most wholesome of all beverages, it dilutes and corrects what is taken into the stomach, and contributes to the formation of a perfect chyle.

From The Jewish Manual Practical Information in Jewish and Modern Cookery with a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints Relating to the Toilette by Montefiore, Judith Cohen, Lady

As words such as trauma, boundaries and narcissism have entered the mainstream, they are more misused and diluted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

In the human digestive system, sweeteners may be absorbed, chemically altered, diluted, or broken down before reaching particular microbes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

By the time Emmet Sheehan took the mound, the smell had diluted, and the sunshine broke through the haze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

The memo also says that Iran's enriched uranium will be "down-blended" – meaning diluted – on site, under the auspices of the IAEA, the UN's nuclear watchdog.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 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

At the same time, the rapid rise of third-party delivery apps has flooded the market with alternative options, diluting Pizza Hut's historic dominance.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

“Disjointed colors, patterns, and logo-heavy designs are diluting brand equity,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

The decline followed Virgin Galactic’s plan to issue stock to repay $10 million in debt, diluting shares significantly.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

These judges first found that the Legislature had violated Section 2 of the VRA by diluting Black representation in 2022, after which Alabama went to the Supreme Court and lost in Allen v.

From Slate ● May 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