compressing

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The mathematics are proprietary, but Hassibi said the effect was much like compressing a digital photograph without losing visual fidelity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Deputy president of the Ulster Farmers' Union, John McLenaghan, said a changing climate is "compressing" an already-busy seasonal schedule.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Their breakthrough came when they identified a single principle describing the balance between compressing data and reconstructing it.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Energy functions like a tax, reducing discretionary spending and compressing margins.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Because she was heavily sedated, Pita slept through the lancing and compressing and didn’t come back around until Abuelita Remedios was done wrapping her leg with a pale thin gauze.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall