knapsack
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They strapped on a machine that looks a bit like a knapsack and provides a robotic boost for the lower back.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024
Wayans was traveling with a carry-on, a knapsack and a suit bag, his spokeswoman Leslie Sloane said, and peacefully followed the gate agent’s requests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
The Champagne — worth $2,900 in all — was pulled out of Gonzalez’ knapsack and returned to the guests who had ordered it, according to prosecutors.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023
Adelekan said the man’s knapsack was blown up in a controlled explosion after the suspect told officers to handle it with care.
From Washington Times ● May 3, 2023
Dr. Cable pulled a black knapsack from beside her desk and started to pack the various objects into it.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
The blaze was brought under control by 22:30 using jets, beaters and knapsacks.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
Hondurans fled by the thousands, literally walking out of the country with nothing but a change of clothes in their knapsacks.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
They tried to stay clean and healthy, stopping as often as they could at laundromats to empty their tattered knapsacks, filled with weeks-old dirty clothing and sleeping bags, into washing machines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
Out to test the police response to a peaceful campout in the heart of the beast, this platoon, singing and laughing, had barely opened their knapsacks when the police materialized.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2021
Along the road, kicking stones in front of them, two young boys were hiking with knapsacks and toy rifles and canteens.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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