concentrate
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The pitch is familiar: Faster service, fewer mistakes and less repetitive work for employees, who will theoretically be freed to concentrate on something more important.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
"Now you have the time to concentrate on yourself, on what you lost, what you need. Now it's our recovery or some kind of recovery as much as we can."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
These structures do not have membranes, but they can concentrate RNA molecules in one place.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 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
He keeps talking, and I listen attentively at first, but after a while it’s hard to concentrate with the sun scorching the top of my head.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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But that's not featured in Cabinet Office plans in the UK, which instead concentrates on telling employers to publish salary information in job adverts.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Dry heat browns, evaporates and concentrates while you go do something else.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
At its core is a structure known as a nanocavity, which traps and concentrates light within an exceptionally tiny space.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 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
Penny walks with such determination, her face alternating between frowns and smiles as she concentrates on marching down the path between our two houses, then climbing the front steps with both hands and both feet.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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There were approximately 3.8 billion robocalls made in September 2026, the majority of which were concentrated in large metropolitan areas, according to the Robocall Index.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
But it may surprise some to learn that “the fall has been concentrated in low- and middle-income countries and among poorer and less educated women,” as Messrs. Fernández-Villaverde and Norrick write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The BBC's Evan Davis, who was travelling through the Eurotunnel to Calais at the time of the incident, witnessed blue light vehicles "concentrated on one of the platforms" as he entered France.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The latest steps are mainly concentrated in "strategic infrastructure investment", said Oxford Economics' Yue, meaning that they are "likely to generate weaker near-term employment and income gains than previous stimulus cycles".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
She dreaded what that meant but concentrated on one thing: she would finally have the opportunity to investigate Clara’s death and discover the secret of her end.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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"He's the victim of his own success. By concentrating so much power in his own hands, he has made himself the only person the people blame for their grievances."
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
When not concentrating on the bromance, the gubernatorial campaign or Woody’s attempt to determine Matthew’s parentage, “Brothers” is a classic Dumb Dad sitcom, times two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
They would be small enough for quantum effects to become important while also concentrating enough mass and energy for gravity to matter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
But concentrating her creative energy on a narrower slice of music didn’t lead to higher quality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
It was a reaction—I wasn’t concentrating and trying to float then like I was now.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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