compress

Example Sentences

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The headline default rate is still low, but beneath the surface, in rising shadow defaults, surging withdrawal requests and compressed yields that no longer compensate for the risk, the cracks are widening.

From MarketWatch

Last year, these both seemed to be having an effect - the grid was more compressed than ever before.

From BBC

With that careful pull, the slab compressed together, suddenly stood up, and took on the shape of a tiny, curvy, modernist-style chair.

From BBC

The valuation still looks high on near-term metrics at more than 50 times current-year earnings estimates, but compresses quickly on forward numbers.

From Barron's

Unlike a gas furnace, which burns fuel to create heat, a heat pump compresses and expands a refrigerant, like a refrigerator in reverse.

From Los Angeles Times