thinning

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Many of the same tech companies had powered the indexes to records this year, a grim reminder of the market’s dependence on a thinning group of top performers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

These includes fortifying homes against wildfires, replanting fire-ravaged forests and thinning out vegetation with prescribed burns, goat grazing and manual thinning with heavy machinery to reduce the intensity of potential fires.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

It should be applied to all exposed skin, including the face, neck and ears - and head if you have thinning or no hair - ideally 30 minutes before you go out into the sun.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

By comparison, fruit stored at 30°C showed early thinning of cell walls, starch depletion, and eventual cell collapse.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The smoke in the air was thinning, the roar of the fire dulled in his ears.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray