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concentrate

[kon-suhn-trayt] / ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt /




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It is planned to be a traditional open-pit shovel and truck operation with a conventional flotation concentrator producing copper concentrate and molybdenum concentrate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

"We're able to take them off, concentrate them and then detect them and see what's present within them."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

These structures do not have membranes, but they can concentrate RNA molecules in one place.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

He yelled at the top of his lungs, imagining himself as a fearsome rhinoceros, but with Ares and Mars screaming in his head, he couldn’t concentrate.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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

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

His face takes on a special look when he concentrates.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Action taken by federal officials is directed at “manufactured and concentrated opioid products, not traditional botanical kratom,” according to the news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Production of its key input, sulfur, is concentrated in the Persian Gulf, and phosphate producers are struggling to compete for supplies against copper miners, who also use it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The researchers concentrated on atorvastatin, a commonly prescribed medication for lowering cholesterol.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

"The number of vacancies has seen its largest fall since the start of the year, concentrated mainly within smaller businesses, which cite increased labour costs as a key factor."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

With eyes closed they inhaled deeply, for a good, concentrated sniff was the most foolproof way of knowing what was what.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Investors spreading money across those businesses may be diversifying a company’s risk while concentrating exposure to one investment cycle.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

In a 2023 study published in Nature, the researchers discovered that T cells enter the brains of mice with abnormal tau accumulation, concentrating in regions containing the most tau and contributing to neurodegeneration.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

"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

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

I can tell he’s waiting for their conversation to end, because there is no concentrating on anything until it’s over.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari


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