compression
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At Tower 208, a component known as a compression paddle was not securely bonded to the pylon, allowing debris to form and creating a dangerous air pocket, the filing said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Investors still aren’t thrilled with the soft market, pricing stocks as if the margin compression will continue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
This time, though, Draper made it on to court, appearing initially nervous - but without the compression sleeve that supported him through recent appearances.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Among the most important contributors are heavy groundwater pumping, oil and gas extraction, the compression of relatively young sediments in river deltas, and the weight of expanding urban areas.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Homes has the stump of Boggs’s left thigh cupped by some sort of compression bandage, but it’s already soaked through.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
"When I started the chest compressions, it began moving its legs. The more it moved, the more I kept going," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Responders tried to resuscitate her with chest compressions and transferred her to a hospital, according to the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
While Anaya hooked up her AED machine to the coach, Murray continued chest compressions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
"Our call handlers will tell you where the nearest defibrillator is. Someone else can go and get it, while you carry on with the chest compressions."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
Everyone prepares to take him from the water, wrap him in blankets, give him rescue breaths and chest compressions, all while they bring him to the ambulance.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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