be concentrated
idiom
: 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
Meteorologists were conducting those surveys Wednesday, focusing on the Interstate 70 corridor between the Dayton metro area and the Columbus metro area, where the damage appears to be concentrated.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
The small fish seem to be concentrated near the Farallon Islands west of San Francisco.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
In Maricopa County, which has some of the worst air pollution in the country, PM 2.5 levels tend to be concentrated in west and south Phoenix.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
Meteorologists will conduct surveys Wednesday and focus on the Interstate 70 corridor between the Dayton metro area and the Columbus metro area where the damage appears to be concentrated.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
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
Meteorologists were conducting those surveys Wednesday, focusing on the Interstate 70 corridor between the Dayton metro area and the Columbus metro area, where the damage appears to be concentrated.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
The small fish seem to be concentrated near the Farallon Islands west of San Francisco.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
In Maricopa County, which has some of the worst air pollution in the country, PM 2.5 levels tend to be concentrated in west and south Phoenix.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
Meteorologists will conduct surveys Wednesday and focus on the Interstate 70 corridor between the Dayton metro area and the Columbus metro area where the damage appears to be concentrated.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
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