compression
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Instead, it has an oddly shaped chunk of metal at its heart, spinning inside an oblong chamber in which the usual cycle of compression, combustion and exhaust takes place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
If Google achieved 6x compression today, someone will achieve 10x tomorrow.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: This eye mask uses compression, vibration and heat to gently massage away tension and stress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The lower price target on Alphabet shares reflects recent multiple compression, the firm said.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Not one of the three, I might well add, showed any noticeably soaring talent for brevity of detail or compression of incident.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Vocabulary lists containing compression
Plate Tectonics - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Waves and Wave Properties - Introductory
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