compressed

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While not a "fair comparison" due to the compressed schedule compared to the World Cup, Swift coming to town was "a city-wide sellout type of event", Jenkins said.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Roughly half the stocks in the Russell 3000 experienced drawdowns of at least 20%, and the forward price-to-earnings multiple on the S&P 500 compressed by 18% from its peak.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The “Criminal Minds” star also underwent multiple spinal surgeries to manage cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition in which nerve bundle in the lumbar or sacral spine are compressed or not functioning properly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Although it cannot be seen directly, researchers suspected it might be a white dwarf, a dense stellar remnant with a mass similar to the Sun but compressed into a size comparable to Earth.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Her mouth was sullen and sad, her lined lips compressed.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller