compression
Example Sentences
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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
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
Homes has the stump of Boggs’s left thigh cupped by some sort of compression bandage, but it’s already soaked through.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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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