compressed

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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

The “Criminal Minds” star also underwent multiple spinal surgeries to manage cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition in which nerve bundle in the lumbar or sacral spine are compressed or not functioning properly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Although it cannot be seen directly, researchers suspected it might be a white dwarf, a dense stellar remnant with a mass similar to the Sun but compressed into a size comparable to Earth.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

That’s a civilizational re-plumbing on the scale of railroads and electrification combined, compressed into a single decade.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The roads, still packed with vendors, felt even more crowded than before, so compressed with people that it was impossible to walk without being jostled.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray