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• n  the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
• n  a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
• n  a concentrated example of something
  the concentrate of contemporary despair
• v  make denser, stronger, or purer
  concentrate juice
• v  direct one's attention on something
• v  make central
• v  make more concise
• v  draw together or meet in one common center
  These groups concentrate in the inner cities
• v  compress or concentrate
• v  be cooked until very little liquid is left
• v  cook until very little liquid is left

• dressed ore
• focus
• center
• centre
• pore
• rivet
• centralize
• centralise
• digest
• condense
• contract
• boil down
• reduce
• decoct

• decentralize
• decentralise
• deconcentrate

News & Articles

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• Freeport halts shipments from Indonesian mine after collapse
  Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. said Wednesday it has halted shipments of copper concentrate from its Indonesian Grasberg mine after a May 14 collapse that killed 28 miners and injured 10. The accident took place in a training facility outside the mine, but operations have been suspended "out of respect for and sympathy of the deceased and injured workers and their families ...
  June 13, 2013 - The Arizona Republic
• Think You Know All About Distracted Driving? Think Again!
  New research reveals that voice-activated in-car technologies dangerously undermine driver attention. Apparently, our brains are not able to concentrate on driving and Facebook at the same time. Hands-free technologies, once thought to be a safer alternative for drivers than hand-held cell phones, actually are more distracting for drivers, according to a new study from the AAA Foundation for ...
  June 12, 2013 - EHS Today
• Prada earnings up 14 percent thanks to Asia sales
  The Prada fashion house says it will concentrate on expanding its presence in international markets and cutting costs this year after reporting first-quarter earnings rose 13.5 percent, mostly thanks to ...
  June 11, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Philipp Lahm in NDTV.com
  We have to concentrate on our own game. They are temperamental, we'll see how they deal with defeat on Saturday,Germany captain Philipp Lahm said of Argentina. "They are impulsive, temperamental and they don't know how to lose."
• President Roh in International Herald Tribune
  I intend to concentrate on making substantive and concrete progress that will bring about a peace settlement together with economic development,Roh said in front of the presidential Blue House before getting into an armored car for the...
• Alan Mulally in Reuters UK
  Now, it is time for Ford to concentrate on integrating the Ford brand globally, as we implement our plan to create a strong Ford Motor Company,Alan Mulally, Ford chief executive, said in the statement.