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backpack

[bak-pak] / ˈbækˌpæk /
NOUN
sack carried on the back
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The charity said 27 of its staff and volunteers were out helping fight the blaze earlier in the week, using equipment including all-terrain vehicles with water bowsers, backpack hoses and shovels.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

"Like everyone else, we're on standby, vehicles ready and a backpack packed. All we can do is wait," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

“I’m with my backpack all the time,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

In the video, the man was wearing a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker backpack, according to the FBI.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Hannah nods, unzipping her backpack and handing a couple of key chains to the guy.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Texas: Most clothing, shoes, school supplies and backpacks under $100 are tax-free Aug. 7-9.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

The fashion was baggy everything for guys and short shorts, midriffs and little backpacks for girls.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

What if we weren’t destined to tear each other limb from limb, to yell instead of speaking, or dig our backpacks into each other’s bodies on the train?

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Capybara merch is wildly popular in the zoo’s gift shops, which sell 25,000 capybara-themed items a year: almost 7,000 plush toys, plus keychains, backpacks, cups, caps, bottles, slippers, and lamps.

From Slate May 27, 2026

Tickets and money were passed back and forth; backpacks were handed over and hoisted aboard.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

Adamson, according to an ABC report, is a former teacher who backpacked across the country and wrote a book about the subject.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2023

After he graduated, they transitioned from being at college together to dating long-distance while Mr. Reimers backpacked around the world.

From New York Times Feb. 18, 2022

For the ceremony, the couple chose a spot where they’ve backpacked together, on a high-alpine pass with stunning views over the North Cascades.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2020

Q. In your introduction to “Last-Minute Travel Secrets,” you write that you and your wife, Debbie, backpacked around the world for two years.

From Washington Post Aug. 3, 2016

Some ding-dongs believe me, though, and when that happens, I keep the lie going, spinning it until I run out of ideas: I backpacked through France, Germany, and Spain with my rich aunt from Barcelona.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

I saw these and many other otherworldly species while on a life-changing backpacking trip to the island five years ago, which I chronicled for this newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

The Gatlinburg, Tenn., company offers special viewing tours and backpacking trips in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, south-east London, was one of a number of people taken to hospital when she had been staying in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

These campgrounds are considered “moderate” because they either do not offer water but still offer car camping or they require a short backpacking trip.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 29, 2025

Cars occasionally sped by on the highway, a backpacking couple on mountain bikes pedaled past.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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