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compress

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


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“You have to learn how to take the big ideas and stories and compress that into a bite,” she said.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

A tiny aquatic organism made of just one cell can compress its body to one quarter of its original length in under five milliseconds, hundreds of times faster than a person can blink.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

An already announced portfolio-company paydown is expected to further compress the ratio to 0.3 times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

However, the company has seen its stock valuation compress in recent months.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

She swept my hair aside and pressed the cold compress to my forehead.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

The collapsing capsule compresses fusion fuel to the extraordinary pressures and temperatures required for fusion reactions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

“It is agentic-first, it compresses timelines from months to days and it is designed so customers are self-sufficient when a deployment ends,” Amazon said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

This capability compresses the timeline between discovery and exploitation, placing immense pressure on organizations to fix vulnerabilities before attackers act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

"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

More cold compresses were delivered, and a hot-water bottle, and a headache lozenge.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Another source said the process "should" be resolved by the end of the season, and they hoped any appeal would be "compressed".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

"And if they both went off together, then you've got potentially San Francisco. Portland, Seattle and Vancouver all in an emergency situation in a compressed timeframe."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

The analysts think banks with greater reliance on retail fees, particularly Commonwealth, may face extra headwinds at a time when mortgage margins are already compressed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

It inflated northern regions and compressed equatorial ones, making Europe and North America appear much larger, while shrinking Africa and South America.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Mobile and flexible, it was never intended to be compressed in the eternal silence of solitude: it is a mouth which should speak much and smile often, and have human affection for its interlocutor.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

“As U.S. diesel stocks near storage limits, downward pressure on diesel prices would intensify, compressing U.S. refining margins, and likely incentivize U.S. refiners to reduce output,” the team wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Winds can force floes farther north and push them into other ice, compressing the overall area covered by sea ice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

This weather pattern results in air sinking downwards, compressing and heating up as it hits the ground.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

“Higher costs are eroding household purchasing power and compressing business margins, while heightened uncertainty is dampening business confidence and investment,” the UN said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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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