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His Manchester City sides looked to force teams back into a compact defence, a challenge that in theory should be harder to break down.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Technical limitations also made it hard to convert its compact film cameras to the new tech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Its setup evolved from more than 100 bands across 28 porchesto a more compact, walkable format in 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The first is a compact, tightly organized circulation close to the ocean surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Mina is short and compact to Judith’s willowy height, but they have the same teeth and the same brilliant eyes.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

The international community, through the United Nations, placed the islands under U.S. administration after World War II. Decades later, the nations voted in referendums to enter into the compacts with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 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

Chida was the chief architect of five-year compacts with the University of California and California State University, pledging financial stability in exchange for gains in graduation rates, access and affordability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 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

She had a makeup table laden with perfume bottles and face powder compacts and various ointments in tiny pots, which given my mother’s modest practicality seemed as exotic as jewels to me.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

With the field compacted after the red flag that followed the second of two crashes at Antony Noghes, he served the penalty two laps after the restart and that dropped him out of the points.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

Emery always has the best advice, even when it's compacted into five minutes because that's all the spare time she has between classes.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

“While compacting the concrete aggregate base in advance of final street resurfacing, water began to pool at the surface toward the eastern edge of the work area,” the utility said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

However, there are also many disadvantages of compacting your lifestyle into a space not much bigger than a motel room.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

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