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backpack

[bak-pak] / ˈbækˌpæk /
NOUN
sack carried on the back
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You can never have enough snacks in your backpack on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In February 2025, mother and daughter packed a backpack and suitcase each.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In one clip, a police officer can be seen finding a gun magazine in a backpack belonging to Mangione.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The brief social media clip features Gizmo rustling around inside a backpack in an indiscernible location.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Hannah opens up her backpack, and Cam sorts through the key chains, searching for the four that call to him.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

“Every time we were scouting by boat, we would take our backpacks with us,” Mungiu recalls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Sheets, backpacks, and outstretched bodies transform the emblematic seafront promenade into an open-air dormitory for a few hours.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Thanks to these men, school kids today carry around more computing power in their backpacks than the Pentagon could have afforded in the 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Reducing the idea to the point of absurdism, Gill asked Hartig if the cartoon character on countless children’s backpacks was “racist.”

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

We had held on tightly to the backpacks Mama had given to us the entire way home, because they were the first things that we had ever owned.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

This generation, who as young adults hitchhiked across the country and backpacked through Europe, now is going on safaris and hiking in the Serengeti on guided tours that offer “easy” as well as “challenging” options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Or that I haven’t backpacked in 13 years.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2021

For the ceremony, the couple chose a spot where they’ve backpacked together, on a high-alpine pass with stunning views over the North Cascades.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2020

Tock grew a beard, borrowed a Volkswagen van and backpacked through Western national parks with a friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2019

Some ding-dongs believe me, though, and when that happens, I keep the lie going, spinning it until I run out of ideas: I backpacked through France, Germany, and Spain with my rich aunt from Barcelona.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

The Gatlinburg, Tenn., company offers special viewing tours and backpacking trips in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

She got a job, found a partner, started running, and booked backpacking trips.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Several are backpacking sites and do not offer potable water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025

These campgrounds are considered “moderate” because they either do not offer water but still offer car camping or they require a short backpacking trip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025

“My boyfriend, Paolo, is backpacking around the world,” she continued.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart


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