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Although there is little scientific evidence, it's said the technique also results in a colder, denser product that will cool rather than dilute a cocktail.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

A share-based deal could dilute earnings and dividends per share, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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

Over time, their stakes will dilute further as current holders give their equity away and the ownership group keeps expanding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

No, this was some dilute, watery version of him.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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

George Washington’s greatness is so firmly established that it dilutes our appreciation of the man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

It hops from tone to tone, and goes on a little long, in the modern manner, which dilutes the suspense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

"Nothing like the simple element dilutes The food, or gives the chyle so soon to flow."

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 575, November 10, 1832 by Various

But using back-of-the-envelope calculations, based on Meta’s closing share price of $621.03 on Tuesday, $95 billion would make for 152,971,676 new shares, or 5.9% of the company’s third-quarter average diluted share count of 2.573 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

When the dot-com bubble burst, shareholders ended up with diluted ownership stakes in businesses that had lost significant market value.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Everything has a chance to mingle before the soup gets diluted.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

At that time, Genstar is expected to own about 14.6% of Victory Capital on a fully diluted, as-converted basis, with its voting interest limited to 4.9%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

I mean, there is anger and frustrated anger or anger mixed with fear or anger mixed with only slightly diluted rabid madness, and he was all of them, way past all of them.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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

Grossi also said on Friday that an alternative to diluting could be shipping the enriched uranium out of Iran.

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