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compress

[kuhm-pres, kom-pres] / kəmˈprɛs, ˈkɒm prɛs /


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As competition in the chip space heats up and design timelines compress, companies will need to supplement their design capacity with AI agents, resulting in greater usage of Cadence’s platform, Celino said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

If the ratio of workers to pensioners continues to compress, the tax base required to fund rising healthcare and pension costs becomes increasingly strained.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Why this is notable: Such a development could compress years of progress into months or less and outpace humans’ ability to understand it, the authors said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“You have to learn how to take the big ideas and stories and compress that into a bite,” she said.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Next he began binding the compress in place with a roll of gauze.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The collapsing capsule compresses fusion fuel to the extraordinary pressures and temperatures required for fusion reactions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

“It is agentic-first, it compresses timelines from months to days and it is designed so customers are self-sufficient when a deployment ends,” Amazon said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

"Tessera compresses loads of that data and gives us really easy-to-use maps of the UK, where we can ask really specific questions about things we can see from space."

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Because gas compresses when cooled, large LNG tankers can hold enough energy to power 70,000 homes for a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Mrs. Hawkins began wiping Mama’s brow with cold compresses.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Given the compressed running time, the film has more memories of Mitt appearing practical and wise than of being a bastard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Their calculations suggest that changing the order in which plasma is heated and compressed could dramatically reduce the energy needed to reach a self-sustaining fusion reaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Valuations of tech stocks have compressed significantly in recent months.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The analysts think banks with greater reliance on retail fees, particularly Commonwealth, may face extra headwinds at a time when mortgage margins are already compressed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

It had compressed, gradually squashing into a smaller space.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Winds can force floes farther north and push them into other ice, compressing the overall area covered by sea ice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

This weather pattern results in air sinking downwards, compressing and heating up as it hits the ground.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

“Higher costs are eroding household purchasing power and compressing business margins, while heightened uncertainty is dampening business confidence and investment,” the UN said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

They have rarely had to contend with those signals arriving in seconds, compressing the space between diplomatic gesture and market consequence to near zero.

From Barron's ● Apr. 18, 2026

There’s a hazy blur to my thoughts, a vise compressing my head.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan


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