as in immersion
a focusing of the mind on something
the noise from the party next door threatened to disturb the law student's concentration
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Recent Examples of concentration
Greater Boston is already home to one of the world’s largest concentrations of quantum researchers, startups, venture capital firms, and research institutions.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Of the more than 2,700 reports submitted so far, the largest concentration has come from Texas, where a 3-gigawatt project by MSB Global in Sulphur Springs has drawn substantial attention along with several active lawsuits tied to its roughly 1,600-acre site.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Part of the way that was achieved was by slicing and dicing congressional districts in South Florida, home to the state’s largest concentration of Democrats.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis was reported to be an early investor in Anthropic, a revelation underscoring the concentration of power at the top of the AI industry.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Of the more than 2,700 reports submitted so far, the largest concentration has come from Texas, where a 3-gigawatt project by MSB Global in Sulphur Springs has drawn substantial attention along with several active lawsuits tied to its roughly 1,600-acre site.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Part of the way that was achieved was by slicing and dicing congressional districts in South Florida, home to the state’s largest concentration of Democrats.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis was reported to be an early investor in Anthropic, a revelation underscoring the concentration of power at the top of the AI industry.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentration
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Generating intense magnetic fields Constructed from niobium-tin (Nb3Sn) and niobium-titanium (Nb-Ti), these alloys require liquid helium immersion to lose their electrical resistance.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Real immersion means living and operating in a language nonstop.—
Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
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If Muntadas’s work expands the spectacle of self-exploitation to its wider social implications, Lord’s chapter in Media Hostages, Future Language, redirects this attention to the uninterested spectators passing by the billboard on the road.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday reiterated warnings of a possible massive Russian strike and urged residents to pay special attention to air raid alerts.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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By six days post-excision, the tissues saw a significant spike in the absorption of dissolved amino acids.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Orange juice, for example, can contain as much sugar as some sodas, but without the fiber from whole fruit that helps slow glucose absorption.—
Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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“Concentration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentration. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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