The dial can be rotated by a user to tension a lace or tension member via the lace tightening device; the lace tightening device can be attached to an article, such as an article of footwear, in order to tighten the article via the tensioned lace or tension member; the portions illustrated by solid lines are the portions for which the claimed design is intended; the broken lines in drawings represent environment that form no part.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for lace tightening device dial, as shown and described.

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