compile
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The cameras compile license plate numbers and other identifying information, including make, model, paint color, dents and bumper stickers.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The only Englishman to compile a Test ton, and the scorer of 141 against India in a one-day international at Lord's, ends with nine scores below 20 from his other 15 innings.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
P&G asked Strong, then the marketing director for Pampers, to compile a report on the private-label threat.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
To compile our expansive list we surveyed more than 200 bookish luminaries — along with a few zealous book club members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
She began to write it all down and compile a dictionary.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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It also has a searchable public website that compiles public information on banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The three-year project led by specialist historians compiles "The Register of British Slave Traders", a list that details as many as "10,500 investors" in "Britain's near-250 year transatlantic slave trade" in African people.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The heatwave could be linked to 212 deaths in Spain between Sunday and Wednesday, according to estimates from the MoMo monitoring system, which compiles daily death statistics and compares them with historical records.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The health department compiles the annual report from records provided by the Los Angeles County medical examiner augmented by state death certificates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
When he’s finished, he compiles statistics and concludes confidently that a flea’s ears are in its back legs.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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However, a Starbucks fan known online as Winter compiled a spreadsheet of likely stores based on locations listed as closed for the coming week in the company’s app, according to SFGate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
But the FBI compiled emails, which ProPublica reviewed, that were suggestive of illegal bargains.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Jolin developed an interest in basketball during the 2025-26 season, when the men’s team compiled a 37-3 record, May said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In the following discussion, taxable-equivalent yields are calculated using 2026 federal tax brackets, which have been compiled by NerdWallet, based on the Internal Revenue Service’s revision to the tax bracket ranges published last October.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Tale of the Great Ring, compiled by Bilbo Baggins from his own observations and the accounts of his friends.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Wolfe appeared in 72 games over three seasons with the Blue Jays, compiling a 5-5 record and a 3.81 ERA in 82.2 innings pitched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
On the other hand, when it comes to compiling a list of mail voters for USPS, Avore noted that these states are actually better suited than others to share that list.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hong Kong's main tech stock index plans to include 20 more companies as well as artificial intelligence and robotics themes to reflect changes in the industry, the firm compiling it has said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
And she warned that even the benefit of a free apartment cleaning is "a pittance" compared to the potential profit that could be made compiling and selling valuable datasets.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Using her as our muse, the students will begin compiling the diaries they’ve been keeping into a collaborative book.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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