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squishes

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present tense third-person singular of squish

as in compresses

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Boosted thrust by 50% An EDF, on the other hand, barely compresses incoming air at all.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
In New York City, for instance, the weight of buildings compresses the region’s soft soils.

— Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

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This time round, Horvat is on to something even more deliciously odd with a study that mashes together grief, matrimonial disharmony, the alien nature of mathematical minds, and desire’s wild pursuit of obscure objects.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Starling Marte mashes one The hometown fans, who appeared to be outnumbered among the 24,225 at The K, had something to cheer in the fourth inning.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026

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When the user presses their finger on the part of the patch that contains the wet fabric, the pressure squeezes the water out of the material, down one of the microfluidic channels, and into the foaming agent chamber.

— Ben Coxworth October 23, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
In the aerodynamic phenomenon known as ground effect, proximity to that surface squeezes air beneath a craft’s wings to reduce drag and boost lift, with far less propulsive power required than for high-altitude flight.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

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Fundamentally, this problem stems from science’s publish-or-perish culture, which pressures academics to constantly publish papers in prestigious journals to secure funding and advance their careers.

— Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2026
The majority of his night was spent scrambling from a Seahawks defense that pressures the quarterback at the third-highest rate in the league.

— Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

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Not the kind of empathy that simply allows someone to understand another person’s struggles, but the kind that compels them to do something about it.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Here, Hendrikx plays anthropologist to a culture that compels each of us—whether a rider or not—to find our own vehicle for fulfillment, then take it to redline.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026

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