compressed

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To your point: This rather punitive tax structure encourages grantors — again, that’s you — to distribute income to beneficiaries rather than retain that income, which is then compressed into higher tax brackets.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Together, these properties allow light to become concentrated and compressed far beyond traditional physical limits.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

That’s because GPA has become so compressed that distinction is increasingly challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Fuel is injected into the compressed air, and hot exhaust gases exit the back, producing powerful thrust.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

He clenched his fist and beat hammer wise on the red wall at his right His lips were tightly compressed and his eyes yearned beneath the fringe of hair.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding