compression
Example Sentences
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The stock has dipped below the 15.5x threshold a handful of times in 2026, a valuation compression that hasn’t been seen since 2013.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026
“While this supports management’s view that it has ‘turned the corner’ on volumes, gross profit declined and margin compression underscores the tradeoff,” Albanese noted.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Entry-level compression is real, and transition costs for younger workers may prove substantial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“It’s a compression of life, without transition, so you go from fighting to love, to forgetting, to dying, to rebirth,” Chamblas said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Together we discussed and gravely considered the relative merits of side compression straps, spindrift collars, crampon patches, load transfer differentials, air-flow channels, webbing loops, and something called the occipital cutout ratio.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing compression
Plate Tectonics - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Waves and Wave Properties - Introductory
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