Example Sentences

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By the afternoon, Sands security staffers noticed logs showing that the hackers had been compressing batches of sensitive files.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 11, 2014

Ten-Gallon came from behind the tent, where he had been compressing himself into a crevice between two boulders.

From Claim Number One by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)