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condense

[kuhn-dens] / kənˈdɛns /


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As it rises, it expands and cools, allowing the moisture it carries to condense, forming large clouds.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The clouds, which have been observed during wildfires in Canada and Australia, are created by intense heat that lifts hot smoky air and causes the water vapor to condense into ash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

"It can't create rain where there is no moisture in the air, but it just 'forces' some of the water to condense in one location rather than another," he told AFP.

From Barron's Nov. 2, 2025

This phenomenon involves cooler, heavier blobs of plasma that condense high above the Sun's surface and then plunge back down.

From Science Daily Oct. 15, 2025

Sometime after the expansion begins, galaxies condense and are carried outward on the surface of the hypersphere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

“Management sees a broader market” once the company condenses its bulky, rack-mounted systems into smaller chips in a few years, he wrote.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Rising water vapor condenses into droplets and ice crystals that become electrically charged, eventually producing large voltage differences between clouds or between clouds and the ground.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

Tule fog forms when heat escapes from the ground on clear, calm nights, and moisture in the air condenses into a low-lying mist.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

Moisture in the air on the windward side of a mountain is forced to rise where it will cool and condenses, taking the moisture out of it.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

Every thought I have condenses into that heartbeat, moving at the same rhythm.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Meanwhile, the company called out strength in its soup business, although consumption slipped for its condensed and ready-to-serve offerings.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

"I wanted to show people that it works," she tells me, explaining she thought sweetcorn's similarity to condensed milk would make the combination "more palatable" to a sweetcorn drink novice.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The following is a condensed version of our conversation:

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

“That’s one of the things about such a condensed study period that’s been a little bit challenging.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The matter in all the satellites and the planets themselves may have been originally distributed in the form of rings, which condensed and accumulated to form the present moons and planets.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

"What this study suggests is that we may be able to offer those same patients a path to meaningful relief in less than one week by condensing 25 TMS treatments over just five days."

From Science Daily Feb. 25, 2026

The Ombudsman also found the commission "limited the possibility of its departments to provide meaningful input" by condensing internal consultations into "less than 24 hours over a weekend".

From Barron's Nov. 27, 2025

A little more condensing would have been welcome.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

Even condensing the story, there’s no fixing the ridiculous ending by which point the film is out of gas.

From New York Times Apr. 11, 2024

Still nervous, Mom knelt down to check on Philip to ensure he was condensing oxygen appropriately.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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