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compress

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


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“You can hear that these buildings carry the echoes of the lives they contained because of the frescoes, the mosaics, the furniture. You feel 2,000 years compress and collapse. It’s like magic.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

These mathematical structures compress the information contained in a wave function so that it can be handled more efficiently.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Army selected Lattice as the fire-control platform for the Integrated Battle Command System Maneuver program, a counterdrone command-and-control layer meant to fuse sensor data, automate fire control and compress the detection-to-defeat timeline.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Eventually, all these materials wind up at one of four baling machines that compress them into giant blocks, which then get moved around the facility’s storage area by crew-operated forklifts.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

She pressed down on the handle to compress the chamber, which pumped air into the kiln.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

"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

"J1007+3540 is one of the clearest and most spectacular examples of episodic AGN with jet-cluster interaction, where the surrounding hot gas bends, compresses, and distorts the jets," Dr. Pal explained.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

Here, the Pacific Flyway compresses into a living mosaic of wings, water and soil.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

TurboQuant compresses the KV cache — the temporary memory storing mid-conversation computations.

From MarketWatch Apr. 6, 2026

Their happy chatter, cold compresses, spiritual counsel, and personal charm restored the bruised bodies and grieving souls of both mother and daughter.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

He compressed the time-scale to such an extent that, watching the movie, one is drawn into a gathering tide of events that precludes reflection or analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

"In some cases, progressive or 'pancake' collapses can trap occupants within compressed layers of debris, making rescue operations and victim identification particularly challenging."

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

That tightly compressed structure is notoriously challenging to assemble.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

Underneath the high pressure system sinking air compressed and warmed, lifting temperatures day by day.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

When I nodded to her in greeting, she compressed her lips and looked at Ba.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

While the force between individual atoms is weak, it becomes remarkably strong across the large surface area of two dimensional materials, pulling the sheets together and compressing the water trapped between them.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

AI is disproportionately compressing the bottom layer of white-collar production: drafting, summarizing, coding, documentation, reporting and routine analytical work.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

A ramjet External link uses an aircraft’s speed to “ram” air into the engine, compressing it in the process.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

Transformer supply could normalize if manufacturing capacity expands, compressing margins for equipment suppliers.

From MarketWatch Apr. 8, 2026

The goblin clung even tighter as they moved into the compressing darkness, and seconds later Harry’s feet found pavement and he opened his eyes on Charing Cross Road.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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