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Recent Examples of compaction No-till or minimal-tilling practices mean less disturbance to the soil environment, which promotes beneficial organisms and reduces soil compaction. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2025 Add to that soil compaction and the risks of flooding are increasingly significantly. Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 26 May 2025 With lightweight builds that reduce soil compaction and the capacity to operate continuously for up to 30 hours, these machines dramatically boost productivity. Josh Max, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 The frequency of aerating a lawn varies based on foot traffic, compaction and soil type, such as clay soil. Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for compaction
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Noun
  • In the short term, Nike anticipates a decrease in Q1 sales by a mid-single-digit percentage, with gross margin compression ranging from 3.5 to 4.25 percentage points, including a 1-point impact from tariffs.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • In contrast, the 7-Zip Beta compression/decompression benchmark shows tremendous gains in file-compression performance with the DDR5 kit.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Employees had to discard a box of leafy greens after condensation from an evaporator was seen dripping onto the vegetables.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Additionally, wet windows can accumulate condensation overnight, potentially ruining your hard work.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The Institute of Supply Management Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has fallen since March, also indicating a contraction.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 June 2025
  • Seeing that expansion and contraction over and over for six episodes (let alone three seasons) can grow tiring, and Season 3 certainly suffers from a sense of exhaustion.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025

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“Compaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compaction. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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