compression
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The Seattle Fault Zone helps absorb strain caused by compression in the Earth's crust between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Because water resists compression, pulling the plunger creates increasing resistance.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
While investors may see a low ERP as a risk to stocks, its compression is the result of climbing bond yields, according to Martin Adams.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Instead, it has an oddly shaped chunk of metal at its heart, spinning inside an oblong chamber in which the usual cycle of compression, combustion and exhaust takes place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Dey got uh great big picture tellin’ how many gallons of dat Sinclair high- compression gas he drink at one time and how he’s more’n uh million years old.”
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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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