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This intergenerational compact is now reversing because of an aging population and declining birthrate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Upon awarding the prize, a member of the Nobel committee likened the technology’s ability to store enormous amounts of stuff in seemingly compact spaces to Hermione Granger’s enchanted handbag in the Harry Potter series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

The United States conducted 67 nuclear detonations between 1946 and 1958 in the Marshall Islands, and continues to conduct ballistic missile tests there under a defence compact.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Six people reveal what’s in their compact bags of calming tools, including fidget toys, sour candies and a rosary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The bodyguard activated a compact digital camera and began photographing each wafer-thin page of the Book.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

The compacts of free association with the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau were negotiated to resolve a specific historical reality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

For years, American drivers have been gravitating toward sport utility vehicles and away from sedans, compacts and hatchbacks.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2024

North Dakota relied on compacts to bring in law enforcement officers from around the region and the country for help, he said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

The reason has been extensively documented in scientific studies: As groundwater is pumped at levels not easily replenished, the soil beneath compacts and the valley floor sinks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2023

Kaz had told her to keep an eye out for women using similarly made mirrored compacts at the Crow Club.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Even the design of farm machinery was considered — and tractors were fitted with wider tires to ensure that soil was less compacted when driven over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

He said trampling not only caused the flowers to break but also meant the ground underneath the plants becomes compacted so new plants could not grow.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

On Thursday, mangled metal screeched as an excavator compacted the skeletons of former homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

The researchers also found that synthetic condensates closely resemble compacted chromatin found in cells.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025

She was too much nervous energy compacted into too small a container.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

And because the ice is stable, the thick annual layers can accumulate for centuries, compacting into ice.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 18, 2024

Deep in Antarctica’s frigid interior, fluffy, air-filled snow accumulates layer by layer, compacting into slabs of ice over millennia.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 9, 2023

The trick is to do some gentle prep without compacting the soil, which can damage emerging seedlings and reduce infiltration, making it more susceptible to runoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2023

Earlier this year, crews finished backfilling and compacting the area around the K East reactor with about 34,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel to level the site.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

After picking for two long hours, Roberto helped Mama make more room in her sack by lifting it upright and shaking it several times up and down, compacting the cotton to the bottom.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez