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Although its overseas operation and 2-nanometer production ramp-up should dilute margins initially, TSMC’s gross margin downside is manageable due to its cross-node leverage, high utilization and yields rates, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Others control the fermentation, dilute the original formulation to reduce alcohol content, or remove alcohol through methods including vacuum distillation or filtration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

"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

"One part in twenty, or thereabouts. You never know until you try, but the risk is"—his face dropped—"if you dilute it too much, it's basically just scented water."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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

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

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

Instead, once the predictable sound and fury had been diluted by City's composure and the swift realisation they were not unnerved by Anfield or the storm raging around the club, this was a surreal experience.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

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

Culture evolves, she says, and practices can be diluted or corrupted and she is showing what has happened to this one.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The sun diluted their magic like bleaching a photograph.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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

The move solves an immediate headache by covering Strategy’s preferred dividend obligations, but it does so through the painful, if familiar, route of diluting common shareholders.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 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

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