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“Frederic Church: Global Artist,” the compact but impressive exhibit now on view in the pristine galleries nestled within Olana, the magnificent home he created in Hudson, N.Y., affirms that assessment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

He said: "Once you're a police officer, you're always a police officer, so even after you retire, particularly in Cleveland, it's such a small, compact force, everyone knows everyone else."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

These tools are compact, making them easy to store and keep in your vehicle.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

However, he also said that the compact is woefully out of date and should be scrapped and rewritten to match the reality of the shrinking river.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

“The compact sees through enchantments,” said Mini, in awe.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Under such compacts, the U.S. partners are technically sovereign nations that rely on U.S. financial support and defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

“The social compacts that the people have sown in them are very ingrained.”

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024

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

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

This bottleneck compacts the waves and gives them even more force.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

"The guinea pig stood on what appeared to be a very thick mat of mud which I believe to be very old, ground down, compacted faeces."

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

Firn is partially compacted granular snow found near the upper portions of glaciers.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

That’s why the nuclei of atoms are so compacted and dense and why elements with big, crowded nuclei tend to be so unstable: the strong force just can’t hold on to all the protons.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

A digger methodically spread it out, compacting it as it worked.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

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

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