concentrate
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American policymakers should concentrate their efforts on accelerating the domestic AI industry and eliminating bottlenecks that would slow down AI-bred innovations such as new drugs, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"We are making important progress which will safeguard the future of our game, concentrate resources and give our teams the best chance of achieving success at all levels."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
More sulphate processing plants were expected to come on line by the time the ban on lithium concentrate exports comes into force in January 2027, he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Together, these characteristics allow the bacteria to concentrate where tumors are located while avoiding normal tissues.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
I don’t know how Dad has trained himself to concentrate only on one bird call amid all the outside noise.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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Marine cloud brightening concentrates particles close to Earth's surface in one specific region.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Mr. Wright, whose own ancestors ran a local newspaper in Georgia, concentrates on those who literally got their hands dirty learning the newspaper game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
A biography with the history dialed down concentrates on Jefferson’s thoughts, personality, relationships and milieu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Lamine Yamal prefers to let the media talk the talk while he concentrates on walking the walk, even with the constant Ballon d'Or chatter that has followed him since he was 16.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
She watches me with the same expression she had on the tournament field, as though if she concentrates hard enough, she can will me into not offending Locke.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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First, holdings of the least-liquid private bonds are highly concentrated, with 44% owned by 10 insurers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Astronomers looking for evidence of intelligent life beyond Earth may have overlooked promising signals simply because they have concentrated on a relatively narrow portion of the radio spectrum.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Sodha says that limiting each plant to 750ml of water a day produces "rich, highly concentrated sugars and aromas instead of water-logged, bland fruits".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Laurent said France had deliberately concentrated much of its defense industry away from the border of Germany, a historic foe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Over the next two days, the men concentrated on getting well.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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Peter Mitchell from the organisation said they have been concentrating on areas in and around Drum Manor Forest Park, close to the Ballinderry River.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Michelle Pfeiffer’s return to series television after years of concentrating on feature films and her family has paid off in a big way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Premium tiers sell out and premium prices rise because high-quality engagement demand is concentrating in a scarce set of premium acts,” the analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
In that case, taking a small amount of your money and concentrating it in a small number of stocks is harmless fun, and you might even end up owning the next Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“I’m actually eighteen,” I said, concentrating on my cake again.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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