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That’s not unusual — industries typically ask for a seat at the table, the better to steer discussions to their benefit and dilute any resulting rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

He maintains that a public listing would dilute the group's philanthropic ethos and is likely to get both decisions overturned at its annual general meeting.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 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

A share-based deal could dilute earnings and dividends per share, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

When a painter begins to paint, dipping the brush occasionally to dilute the pigment, the water might initially turn blue, or yellow.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

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

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

But even that movie dilutes Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel to a fraction of its story, reducing all of the text’s thematic resonance to a footnote along with it.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

Then again, it dilutes the interesting matter with triviality.

From A Librarian's Open Shelf by Arthur E. Bostwick

Sibir's 50% interest in the joint venture had been diluted, or reduced, to less than 1%.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Abramovich's team had argued in court that Yugraneft's interest had been diluted because of the need for finance for the joint venture.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The company expects the deal to deliver mid-single digit adjusted diluted earnings per share enhancement in 2027, with a double-digit post-tax return on invested capital within three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

And they were little boys, therefore fundamentally uncommunicative, with no gift for intimacy, and worse, they had diluted their identities, for she had never found this missing triangle of flesh.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

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

They threw in another warning: There’s a risk of demand for new stocks like SpaceX diluting valuations for existing AI winners.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 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