compressed

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Fuel is injected into the compressed air, and hot exhaust gases exit the back, producing powerful thrust.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Aslef has agreed to the voluntary compressed four-day week, saying it gives participating drivers an extra 35 days off a year "in return for some fairly minor changes to working conditions".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The molecule behaves somewhat like a compressed spring.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

“When you go to the more difficult part, about the concentration camps, there is no natural light, and you’re at the lowest, most compressed, point.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

In the decades after the Mona Lisa theft, this theory would get compressed.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day