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"We believe that these changes will... help dilute the effect of a mobilised block vote, without compromising fairness or trust," according to the letter, which was first reported by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

This discount effectively freezes Strategy’s ability to issue new common shares to buy more bitcoin because doing so would dilute existing shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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

And as a new fund investor you will be allocated a proportionate share of the existing SpaceX holdings, which merely dilutes existing fund investors’ stakes in SpaceX.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

South Korea announced new measures to restrict publicly traded large companies from “duplicate listing” of their subsidiaries, halting a practice critics say dilutes shareholder value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

All others are mere dilutes and cheap imitations, but the Coregonus is at all times and par excellence "The Fish."

From The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake by Ernest Thompson Seton

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

The company guided for third-quarter revenue of between $1.135 billion and $1.145 billion and adjusted earnings per share of between 63 cents and 65 cents, assuming approximately 378 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

The milk carton was almost empty, but if she diluted what was left with a little warm water there was just enough for a saucerful.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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

Using those to acquire Tesla could avoid or reduce diluting the votes of existing SpaceX shareholders, albeit at the risk of resistance from Tesla investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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