compressed
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At this point, “it makes sense to start adding length in cyclical and quality growth trades where earnings remain strong, valuation has compressed, and sentiment is negative,” said Wilson.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The gases are rapidly cooled before being compressed and sent to the final stage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
S&P 500’s forward multiple compressed 17%; earnings forecasts improved 3 percentage points, projecting a 19% collective advance.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
In the compressed world of a 988 call, in which both counselor and caller are strangers with little information to go on besides the words they exchange, the potential for miscommunication is high.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
A diamond, the locksmith reminds himself, is only a piece of carbon compressed in the bowels of the earth for eons and driven to the surface in a volcanic pipe.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
