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compressed

[kuhm-prest] / kəmˈprɛst /














ADJECTIVE
wrung
Synonyms


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Given the compressed running time, the film has more memories of Mitt appearing practical and wise than of being a bastard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Their calculations suggest that changing the order in which plasma is heated and compressed could dramatically reduce the energy needed to reach a self-sustaining fusion reaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

She wrote mostly short poems in compressed language, punctuated strangely or not at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Expect compressed margins in professional services, lower returns to venture capital and short-term pressure on home prices as screen-based jobs are disrupted,” the firm predicted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

And in this single look I feel as if I’ve opened his personal .zip file; suddenly years of compressed emotional information comes bursting out, and I’m hit with an overwhelming truth.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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