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squished

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past tense of squish

as in compressed

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The biggest drag on the index was independent power producers (like Constellation, NRG, and Vistra), whose earnings multiples have compressed anywhere from 2 to 8 turns from their recent peaks.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
In another, an agent apparently compressed data into a roughly 35 KB file and uploaded it through ntfy, but investigators could not recover the file to determine its contents.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

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In the 1960s, the city tried to build an elementary school on the property, an idea that was squashed in court, with the judge siding with the association.

— Michelle Marchante September 28, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
The atrocities committed in Chile were similar to those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Central America, where leftist movements and guerrillas were squashed with incredible brutality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

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As Lindstrom’s voice echoed throughout his teammates’ helmets, safety Jessie Bates III shoved him once, then again, and again.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Like every fashion trend, barn jackets have enjoyed their time in the limelight, occasionally taking a back seat when trendier options like scarf coats and cropped puffers shoved them offstage.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

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The fight was so violent that each one of them punched, scratched, bit and slapped the other, Linhardt said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Fields came up behind Ezukanma, who was sitting on bench in the locker room looking at his phone, punched him in the head, and kicked him.

— Mac Engel September 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

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That’s an intentional strategy to catch the eye of commuters who might be compelled, on a whim, to stop for a quick game or two.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Yet, C-suites are increasingly tempted (or worse, financially compelled) to govern purely by digital indicators.

— David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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