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compressed

[kuhm-prest] / kəmˈprɛst /














ADJECTIVE
wrung
Synonyms


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The same compressed timetable governs almost everything in Banda.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Where we do have a solution is with compressed natural gas, and that’s the one that we’re focused on right now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“His transfer came a few months earlier, not a few days earlier. The contours of the relationships between Stagg and Krick and the others are accurate, but they took place in a more compressed timeline.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

During those periods, bursts of charged particles from the Sun compressed Earth's magnetosphere, the invisible magnetic shield surrounding the planet.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

As darkness enveloped the camp, our guides handed out oxygen canisters, regulators, and masks to everyone: for the remainder of the climb we would be breathing compressed gas.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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