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backpack

[bak-pak] / ˈbækˌpæk /
NOUN
sack carried on the back
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The explosion happened when officers from Spain's canine unit and explosives disposal unit arrived and examined a suspicious backpack following reports of a dispute between neighbours on Tuesday morning.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro wears a black shirt and shoulders a backpack as he disembarks the plane alongside his wife and two daughters, AFP observes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

You can never have enough snacks in your backpack on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The brief social media clip features Gizmo rustling around inside a backpack in an indiscernible location.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

He unzipped his backpack and took out his hand sanitizer.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The lottery group said players should check places like clothing pockets, handbags, backpacks, wallets and vehicle glove compartments to try to find the ticket.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The company changed ownership over the years, added backpacks and other products, and went public in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

A few weeks ago, I met an acquaintance for coffee at a Cuban café attached to a downtown hostel, where people with backpacks of varying dimensions passed steadily through the lobby.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Sheets, backpacks, and outstretched bodies transform the emblematic seafront promenade into an open-air dormitory for a few hours.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

All my friends and I are obsessed with these animated tigers called Ti-grrlz, which are suddenly everywhere: on TV, clothes, backpacks, stickers.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

This generation, who as young adults hitchhiked across the country and backpacked through Europe, now is going on safaris and hiking in the Serengeti on guided tours that offer “easy” as well as “challenging” options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Culturally curious, she has traveled, lived and worked overseas, as well as backpacked solo in Australia for five weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 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

Or that I haven’t backpacked in 13 years.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2021

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

With bikepacking — backpacking by bike — you can cover more terrain than by foot and access scenic trails closed off to cars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Back in 2010, Francesco Patarnello, Matteo Danieli and Luca Ferrari went on a backpacking trip as friends and returned as co-founders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 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

The soldier's profile notes he loves "to travel, and do anything related to the outdoors; hiking, backpacking, camping, biking, boating".

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

When Chris was eight, Walt took him on his first overnight backpacking trip, a three-day hike in the Shenandoah to climb Old Rag.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer


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