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compression

[kuhm-presh-uhn] / kəmˈprɛʃ ən /
NOUN
condensation
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The company attributed the revised outlook to margin compression from volatile cattle prices and a severe U.S. cattle shortage.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The Spaniard was wearing a compression sleeve on his right arm, and the skin fade of earlier in the year has been replaced by a mop of black hair.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

It’s a great example of the more impressionistic lyrics on this record; they’re still telling the same kind of stories but with more compression, more editing, retaining what’s essential and rejecting anything extraneous.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Irregularities in the implosion can interfere with the compression process and weaken the resulting fusion reaction.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

The shift of Ruby’s knees was a kind of blue poetry, and when you’re that close to someone, you don’t see their movements so much as you feel the compression of air between you.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

"When I started the chest compressions, it began moving its legs. The more it moved, the more I kept going," he said.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

Responders tried to resuscitate her with chest compressions and transferred her to a hospital, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

While Anaya hooked up her AED machine to the coach, Murray continued chest compressions.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

Julia asks Anjalee for her worst memory and she describes how her father tried to save her mother's life by performing chest compressions in their home until the paramedics arrived.

From BBC May 17, 2025

Everyone prepares to take him from the water, wrap him in blankets, give him rescue breaths and chest compressions, all while they bring him to the ambulance.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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