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Yet often it is the compactness of Shakespeare’s writing that troubles translators.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Technologies like rooftop photovoltaics, vehicle-to-grid systems and AI-optimized resource flows do not depend on compactness.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

Researchers have successfully transitioned from planar to three-dimensional processors, ushering in a new era of compactness and efficiency in data transmission.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2024

"During the tournament, what we're seeing is an increase in compactness within the defensive shape," said Jill Ellis, the former US manager who led them to their last two World Cup titles.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2023

All these languages, “big” and “little,” fall into four language families, which differ greatly in the compactness of their distributions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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