compress
Example Sentences
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“If Brent crude remains above $100 a barrel for long, the tax-refund buffer will eventually be exhausted, real income growth will compress further, and aggregate demand will slow.”
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
This provided direct evidence of costal aspiration breathing, where muscles between the ribs expand and compress the chest cavity to pull air into the lungs.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
“We spent years developing the mathematical theory required to compress a neural network without losing its reasoning capabilities,” said Hassibi, chief executive of the venture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
You pay more, compress margins and pass much of the additional cost on to customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
She used the salve as a paste to compress the wadded seaweed against the wound.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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