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condense

[kuhn-dens] / kənˈdɛns /


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As it rises, it expands and cools, allowing the moisture it carries to condense, forming large clouds.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Still, having a car can condense a one-hour journey with multiple transfers into a 20-minute drive.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

"It can't create rain where there is no moisture in the air, but it just 'forces' some of the water to condense in one location rather than another," he told AFP.

From Barron's Nov. 2, 2025

The researchers also discovered that these DNA loops actually strengthen as chromosomes condense in preparation for division.

From Science Daily Oct. 24, 2025

Shivering and watching my breath condense in front of me, I threw on extra layers of clothes.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Gilbert said they have been harvesting at 03:00 BST to bring the moisture up, as at that time of day it's cooler and water condenses.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

“Management sees a broader market” once the company condenses its bulky, rack-mounted systems into smaller chips in a few years, he wrote.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Constant stretching and compression of a moon can create recurring wet dry cycles where water repeatedly evaporates and condenses.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

Ms. Bohman condenses decades into this brief, potent book, jumping from Hanna’s disoriented youth to her success as a painter of dark mountain scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Every thought I have condenses into that heartbeat, moving at the same rhythm.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Meanwhile, the company called out strength in its soup business, although consumption slipped for its condensed and ready-to-serve offerings.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

"I wanted to show people that it works," she tells me, explaining she thought sweetcorn's similarity to condensed milk would make the combination "more palatable" to a sweetcorn drink novice.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

—This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The simulated gas moved and condensed in ways that closely resembled the observed system.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Sometimes the wetness in the clouds condensed into tiny drops half mist and half rain, which floated downward rather than fell, making a soft rustling patter among the millions of needles.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

With his breath condensing in clouds in temperatures double figures below zero, a foreman summed the attitude that is common here, when I asked him why Russia was attacking them.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

Instead, like a still condensing sugar-saturated slop into a refined liquor, this downsizing concentrates the force of his images, shifting the mood from one of frivolity to seriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

The Ombudsman also found the commission "limited the possibility of its departments to provide meaningful input" by condensing internal consultations into "less than 24 hours over a weekend".

From Barron's Nov. 27, 2025

Even condensing the story, there’s no fixing the ridiculous ending by which point the film is out of gas.

From New York Times Apr. 11, 2024

Then the shapes of things begin to emerge, grayish and glimmering and insubstantial, as if they’re condensing from the air.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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