concentrate
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The settings do not merely suggest sterility but concentrate the mind on the performers’ fascinating countenances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
Scientists would also need to concentrate enormous energy into an exceptionally small volume.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
"I can't concentrate when you're fooling around in my room."
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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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
Crude energy products were the main driver of the monthly increase, followed by metal ores, concentrates and scrap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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
The second agrees to the contest, concentrates for a few minutes, and proudly announces, “Three.”
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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In this experiment, the laser produces a thin, concentrated channel of plasma known as a plasma filament.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
In fact, within the crude oil shipping market, the Breakwave ETF has an even more concentrated exposure.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
But as COVID-19 spread, they began spraying the concentrated solution across wide areas, “directly into the air and on all types of surfaces,” the lawsuit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Globally, the copper market is expected to face a surplus this year, but that is concentrated in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
I concentrated on looking innocent, which is harder than you’d think, and I wished I’d practiced that in the mirror too.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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The rapid empire building has stirred unease in Hollywood, where filmmakers and other talent worry that concentrating so much production and distribution under one owner could give them fewer places to sell their work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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
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
He also said that the company would be concentrating jobs in key hubs, with global teams mainly in New York and San Francisco.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
All along I been concentrating on Rose, getting her fixed.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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