be concentrated
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: to be mainly found (in a place)
The population is concentrated near the coast.
Power was concentrated in the hands of a few rich men.
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When looking at California employment sliced by major industries, the smaller raises seem to be concentrated in two areas.
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 June 2024
Concentration Pesticides absorbed by plants can be concentrated when stems and leaves left after harvest — sold in bulk as cannabis biomass — are processed into high-THC concentrates used to make vapes, edibles and other products.
—Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
The odor seemed to be concentrated not in the armpits, as the researchers had anticipated, but at the neckline.
—Scott Sayare Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 14 June 2024
And now, the steady increase means that Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be concentrated in higher-poverty schools with fewer resources, a trend that worsens academic and life outcomes.
—Fabiola Cineas, Vox, 15 May 2024
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 June 2024
Concentration Pesticides absorbed by plants can be concentrated when stems and leaves left after harvest — sold in bulk as cannabis biomass — are processed into high-THC concentrates used to make vapes, edibles and other products.
—Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
The odor seemed to be concentrated not in the armpits, as the researchers had anticipated, but at the neckline.
—Scott Sayare Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 14 June 2024
And now, the steady increase means that Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be concentrated in higher-poverty schools with fewer resources, a trend that worsens academic and life outcomes.
—Fabiola Cineas, Vox, 15 May 2024
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“Be concentrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20concentrated. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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