compression
Example Sentences
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“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
The compression of history in “This Land” is no more evident than in the filmmakers’ use of the Donner Party to introduce the Golden State as a frontier to be conquered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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
The result was that the boat as a whole was under subtle but continual tension caused by the unreleased compression in the skin, something like a drawn bow waiting to be released.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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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