compact

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In markets like Europe, Leapmotor sells everything from an electric compact city car, which can be leased for the equivalent of $58 a month, to larger hybrid and electric sport-utility vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Because the method relies entirely on dielectrics, it avoids the heat losses that have limited plasmonic systems and could help pave the way for compact, energy efficient photonic devices.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

This compact book weaves together topics including the microscopic quantum tunneling required for nuclear fusion and the macroscopic geometry of spacetime.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia will take place in a more geographically compact area, but the country plans to build 11 new stadiums, whereas this year’s World Cup will only use existing ones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Also in the box she kept three mystery books her Dad had given her, a compact, a box of watch parts, a rhinestone necklace, a hammer, and some notebooks.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers