compact
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The paper still publishes a print edition, though it is in a tabloid format — smaller in size and more compact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The construction boom is the first significant US military activity under that compact, explained Ongerung Kambes Kesolei, founder of local think-tank the Congress Point Institute.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The advance, developed in the lab of Marko Lončar, Tiantsai Lin Professor of Electrical Engineering, could support the development of compact quantum networks built directly onto chips.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Despite the 20-year gap, Theroux was able to recall an impressive amount of Jiggle Jiggle, his rap about his love of red wine and the struggles facing the very tall owner of a compact car.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“The compact sees through enchantments,” said Mini, in awe.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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“We would all benefit together by figuring out the community compacts required to enable sustainable development across the country,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
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
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
She reached for a plastic tray of cosmetics, the compacts clicking and bumping against each other as she dug for the right color.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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During periods of drought, ground can become very hard and compacted, which can make it more water repellent and increase run off.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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
The researchers also found that synthetic condensates closely resemble compacted chromatin found in cells.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025
These layers of ice holding dust, compacted for centuries, perhaps millennia, may be able to tell us about the atmosphere, temperatures and snowfalls deep into the past.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Some lone hiker, even more impatient than I, had pushed through ahead of us and compacted the snow a little, which helped.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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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
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
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