compile

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Before you get to that stage, however, club owners and chairmen will rely on their sporting director and chief executive to compile a list of names.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In Pakula’s “All the President’s Men,” The Washington Post newsroom functions almost like a secret lair, a place where the good guys can hide out and compile their facts.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Yes, it helps make media work easier not having to compile stats themselves while coaches are pleased getting immediate information on paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Cannon’s additional reasons to suppress Volume II—beyond her insistence that Smith had no power to compile or submit it—were characteristically incoherent.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Several of the island’s censors would compile a brief news digest from other daily radio bulletins.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela