compressed
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Together, these properties allow light to become concentrated and compressed far beyond traditional physical limits.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Fuel is injected into the compressed air, and hot exhaust gases exit the back, producing powerful thrust.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
While not a "fair comparison" due to the compressed schedule compared to the World Cup, Swift coming to town was "a city-wide sellout type of event", Jenkins said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Roughly half the stocks in the Russell 3000 experienced drawdowns of at least 20%, and the forward price-to-earnings multiple on the S&P 500 compressed by 18% from its peak.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
American independence became his ministerial calling, a mission he pursued with all the compressed energy of a latter-day Puritan pastor whose congregation was the American people.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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