compressing
Example Sentences
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It may well be that “High Value Target” is compressing its timeline and massaging Nixon’s contributions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
This weather pattern results in air sinking downwards, compressing and heating up as it hits the ground.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
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
They have rarely had to contend with those signals arriving in seconds, compressing the space between diplomatic gesture and market consequence to near zero.
From Barron's ● Apr. 18, 2026
He can feel the lymph nodes on either side of his neck compressing his esophagus and trachea.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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