as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut
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And in an attention economy, interpretation doesn’t stay unfilled; it gets rented by whoever can compress it fastest.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026 -
This breakthrough, which earned Isomorphic founder Demis Hassabis a Nobel Prize in 2024, offered the first seismic proof that AI could compress biological research processes that once took years into mere minutes.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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In any case, makers of non-AI systems could potentially be squeezed into this definition, so all software and systems developers should be mindful of whether their automation could fall into this zone.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The loss of those supplies — and the hard currency Havana earned by reselling part of them — has further squeezed an already fragile economy.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bainbridge condensed the story out of her experiences at several provincial theaters over several years, and the major plot points are simply made up.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Constringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constringe. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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