compressing
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The “relentless supply of new workers” is compressing wages across professions, said Saurabh Mukherjea, founder of Mumbai-based Marcellus Investment Managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
This weather pattern results in air sinking downwards, compressing and heating up as it hits the ground.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
While the force between individual atoms is weak, it becomes remarkably strong across the large surface area of two dimensional materials, pulling the sheets together and compressing the water trapped between them.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
The S&P 500 is 9.4% below its late January peak, with its price-to-earnings ratio compressing by 17%.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
It worked by compressing air into a container with a bellows and using the compressed air to power a dart or pellet.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
