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condense

[kuhn-dens] / kənˈdɛns /


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Aerosols act like tiny seeds around which water vapour can condense, making some clouds brighter or longer-lived.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The results indicate that fallout formation depends not only on when different elements condense, but also on how they chemically interact with one another as temperatures drop.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026

Thomas’s style of speaking, in fact, resembles poetry, with rapid juxtapositions of images and a tendency to condense memories from different time periods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

"It can't create rain where there is no moisture in the air, but it just 'forces' some of the water to condense in one location rather than another," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025

Shivering and watching my breath condense in front of me, I threw on extra layers of clothes.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

As the Sun heats the ground, the water vapour suddenly condenses.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The libretto, by the composer and Manuelle Mureddu, efficiently condenses the novel using a chorus as both narrator and the village community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Rising water vapor condenses into droplets and ice crystals that become electrically charged, eventually producing large voltage differences between clouds or between clouds and the ground.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026

Moisture in the air on the windward side of a mountain is forced to rise where it will cool and condenses, taking the moisture out of it.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

In front of me, the sheet of red light collects and condenses into an orb of golden Obayifo spirit.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The Pentagon this year condensed more than 200 religious affiliation codes to 31, initially eliminating specific classifications for atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans, among others.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

For several years, the teams led by Zeng and Cheng have investigated how these vacuum fluctuations affect condensed matter systems.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

His script is remarkably faithful to the book, just condensed for efficiency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Here, a conversation edited and condensed for clarity:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

“We have condensed milk and I brought bananas to slice on top.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

"Not only have we been able to clear the view, but we can finally pin down what the clouds are made out of and how they're condensing and evaporating as they move around the planet."

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

The Ombudsman also found the commission "limited the possibility of its departments to provide meaningful input" by condensing internal consultations into "less than 24 hours over a weekend".

From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025

A little more condensing would have been welcome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Options for a restart could include condensing the remaining matches to a limited number of venues and playing more double-headers to reduce the time needed.

From BBC ● May 9, 2025

Some scientists toyed with the idea that the spiral nebulae were not distant island universes but rather nearby condensing clouds of interstellar gas, perhaps on their way to make solar systems.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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