compression
Example Sentences
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They found that the mineral grains had welded back together during compression.
From Science Daily
The compression socks were a tip from Meyer, who had gotten the idea from a brain-surgeon friend, to help with stamina when he’s on his feet for sessions that can last up to five hours.
“The bigger that the technology names get in the indexes, the more the indexes react, the more they attract money into it. The second one has to do with ‘risk compression.’
From Barron's
“The bigger that the technology names get in the indexes, the more the indexes react, the more they attract money into it. The second one has to do with ‘risk compression.’
From Barron's
“That’s why compression is a bad thing, because those air pores are where the roots wend their way through the soil to find water and fertilizer.”
From Los Angeles Times
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