compressed
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Reilly added that while price action in the sector is undoubtedly negative, it should be viewed through the lens of higher Treasury bond yields, which have compressed valuations even as earnings expectations have improved.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Since its 2025 high, the S&P 500’s forward price-earnings ratio has compressed 17%, Wilson wrote in his weekly warm-up research note.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
The “Criminal Minds” star also underwent multiple spinal surgeries to manage cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition in which nerve bundles in the lumbar or sacral spine are compressed or not functioning properly.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
With grim history as his guide, Mr. Loznitsa has crafted a compressed yet potent work of cinema.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Her mouth was sullen and sad, her lined lips compressed.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
