compression
Example Sentences
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Higher component costs may lead to margin compression and volume declines, with negative earnings revisions expected in the second half.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
So even in the way that the body moves, and the movement through the space, there’s compression and there’s release.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
If Google achieved 6x compression today, someone will achieve 10x tomorrow.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Google last week announced a new compression algorithm called TurboQuant, which they say can shrink the amount of short-term memory that an AI model uses by at least six times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Yet the compression brings a compensating benefit: long-term comparisons of regions yield insights that cannot be won from short-term studies of single societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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