compact
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It is adding off-road-ready versions of its pickups and SUVs, a street-racer style compact Maverick pickup and product tie-ins with Carhartt and Filson outdoor gear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
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
Purple smoke emerged from the compact Mini was clutching.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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Congress established the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and tribal-state compacts to protect this sovereign framework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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
This bottleneck compacts the waves and gives them even more force.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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In such conditions, heavier showers can lead to flash flooding due to the ground being very hard and compacted, making it more water repellent and increasing run off.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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
On Thursday, mangled metal screeched as an excavator compacted the skeletons of former homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
The researchers also found that synthetic condensates closely resemble compacted chromatin found in cells.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025
Well, there is a windowlike structure near the ceiling, but it offers a view only of compacted dirt, such as one might normally see when looking up from the grave.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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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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