compact
Example Sentences
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And while the Apollo capsules had room for three astronauts, the Orion craft carries four, as equipment was made to be more compact without a loss of functionality.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
At the time, the EV market in the U.S. was dominated by Tesla’s sporty cars and smaller models such as Nissan’s compact Leaf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Max Space, which recently notched a multimillion-dollar investment from Voyager Technologies, is developing space habitats designed to fit on launch vehicles and then expand to up to 20 times their compact size.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
After confirming the concept, the researchers built a compact system capable of recording and reconstructing the encoded optical field within a polarization-sensitive material.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
The bodyguard activated a compact digital camera and began photographing each wafer-thin page of the Book.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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