compressed

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StarChase uses compressed air to launch a GPS tracker from a police vehicle onto a fleeing car.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Although it cannot be seen directly, researchers suspected it might be a white dwarf, a dense stellar remnant with a mass similar to the Sun but compressed into a size comparable to Earth.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

That’s a civilizational re-plumbing on the scale of railroads and electrification combined, compressed into a single decade.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Entire categories of work could be compressed into a fraction of their current cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

His expression is compressed as a pug’s, as though he’s trying to close his nostrils through facial muscles alone.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen