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The force said searches were concentrating on routes between Eggleston and Hamsterley after searching moorland for the previous two days.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

Whenever the centipedes scurried to the dark chamber, the infrared imagery revealed large amounts of heat were concentrating along the animals’ curled antennae.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 12, 2023

His colleagues were hesitant to wade into Click’s future, saying they were concentrating on their clubs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

They were concentrating too hard to catch my eye.

From Nature • Dec. 16, 2019

If only you were concentrating as much on The Watsons Go to Birmingham as you were on that notebook of yours.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander