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compress

[kuhm-pres, kom-pres] / kəmˈprɛs, ˈkɒm prɛs /


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Researchers there used the powerful magnetic fields of the Z machine to shock compress tiny diamond samples.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

This caused the Treasury yield curve — the gap between short- and long-dated yields — to compress dramatically.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Still, the West End hasn’t been spared the squeeze as rising costs outpace inflation and compress profit margins.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

They also installed advanced sensors that can detect movement up to one-billionth of a meter by using fiber optic cables that can extend or compress if any ground deformation occurs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Because you could die so quickly, each man carried at least one large compress bandage, usually in the helmet band for easy access.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

In “The Shift,” she compresses the challenge of an entire profession into a single 12-hour shift on a hospital cancer ward.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

High pressure causes colder air to sink in the atmosphere, where it compresses, warms up and dries out.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

“It is agentic-first, it compresses timelines from months to days and it is designed so customers are self-sufficient when a deployment ends,” Amazon said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

"Tessera compresses loads of that data and gives us really easy-to-use maps of the UK, where we can ask really specific questions about things we can see from space."

From BBC May 18, 2026

Neighbors suggested their own remedies: arnica compresses, packed mud from a holy well, ground elephant tusk from the Niger to mix in her daily broth.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

The analysts think banks with greater reliance on retail fees, particularly Commonwealth, may face extra headwinds at a time when mortgage margins are already compressed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Daniel West’s adaptation hits the major plot points and select lines of dialogue, but has typically, unavoidably, been streamlined and compressed.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

It inflated northern regions and compressed equatorial ones, making Europe and North America appear much larger, while shrinking Africa and South America.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Palantir’s current valuation level has already compressed significantly from its late-2025 peak of over 230 times forward earnings.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Dimly, as if through a veil, geneticists were beginning to visualize patterns and themes: threads, strings, maps, crossings, broken and unbroken lines, chromosomes that carried information in a coded and compressed form.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Winds can force floes farther north and push them into other ice, compressing the overall area covered by sea ice.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

It may pay more, compressing its margins, but it risks less.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

This weather pattern results in air sinking downwards, compressing and heating up as it hits the ground.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

A ramjet External link uses an aircraft’s speed to “ram” air into the engine, compressing it in the process.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

He killed me at the Scrabble board, barely concentrating, and on those occasions when speech was necessary he had a way of compressing large thoughts into small, cryptic packets of language.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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