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compressed

[kuhm-prest] / kəmˈprɛst /














ADJECTIVE
wrung
Synonyms


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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 at that impact region, there must be very high temperature that melted and compressed the stone beneath it," he says.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Almost every commercial aircraft flying today uses the so-called bleed air system that draws compressed, unfiltered air directly from the engine into the aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

He noted that the nation's "intensely compressed" industrialisation happened in just a few decades, while it took centuries in many Western countries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

The lips were slightly compressed, the only indication of a never quite fulfilled hunger for affection.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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