concentrate
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Kate Herridge, a PhD student working on the project, said the next step was to "concentrate these water samples" and "find if any pathogens have attached themselves to the samplers".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The U.S. is likely to concentrate its remaining air defenses to protect the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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
He has been able to concentrate his water irrigation allowance on the land he still farms, and he has stopped losing sleep over rises in the price of things such as diesel and fertiliser.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Jonah dropped his fists and forced himself to concentrate on what Mr. Hodge was saying.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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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
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
Prices for crop products saw the largest monthly gain since March 2022, following a decline in June, while gold, silver, and platinum group metal ores and concentrates prices dropped for the month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
John’s medical hypothesis was based on the observation that phosphorus naturally concentrates in bone marrow.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Decades ago, exhibitions in the U.S. and Switzerland concentrated on this period of coexistence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He has concentrated more power than any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong and has designated no successor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Iron and magnesium tend to become concentrated near the bottom of a magma chamber, while more soluble elements such as potassium remain closer to the top.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
The UN's World Intellectual Property Organization said more money was going into venture capital, even as the number of VC deals was shrinking and becoming increasingly concentrated on AI firms.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
He concentrated harder and the jellyfish was moving quicker.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Leverage works great when asset prices rise, but concentrating a large share of your wealth in a single, illiquid, undiversified asset also magnifies downside risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
While Walker admits two-show days can be tiring and she spends a lot of time concentrating on “energy conservation,” the performance itself is a joy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the newer study, Rajaonarison again used 3D thermomechanical modeling, this time concentrating specifically on the unexplained rift-parallel deformation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
"I love Ellie as a person, and as a fighter she's great, but right now I'm concentrating on this fight," Serrano says.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
So very carefully, very slowly, concentrating very hard, with his face in a frown, he let go with one hand.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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