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compressed

[kuhm-prest] / kəmˈprɛst /














ADJECTIVE
wrung
Synonyms


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That’s because companies’ EPS outlooks, especially in technology and energy sectors, are rising faster than stock prices, so valuation multiples are being compressed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Olaosebikan's station will use solar and compressed natural gas to power its chargers, with the national grid as back-up.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Observations show that the galaxy's rotating gas disk appears shortened and compressed along its leading edge.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Like squeezing a sponge, the descending motion dries the air out and when you add in the fact the air is compressed, this also adds to the air heating up.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

All the matter in the star will be compressed into a region of zero volume, so the density of matter and the curvature of space-time become infinite.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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