backpack
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Maryland: Clothing and shoes under $100 and the first $40 of a backpack purchase are exempt from sales tax Aug. 9-15.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Like everyone else, we're on standby, vehicles ready and a backpack packed. All we can do is wait," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Desperate to track down the traitor who sold him and his comrades out, the super soldier is accompanied by three killed-in-action squad mates, whose personalities have been stored in his gun, helmet and backpack.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
In the video, the man was wearing a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker backpack, according to the FBI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Danny clutched his backpack and stared out the bus window all the way to Manhattan.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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
The fashion was baggy everything for guys and short shorts, midriffs and little backpacks for girls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
But this year, Target is promoting its June sales week as a major back-to-school event, touting 40% off JanSport backpacks and school staples like BIC pens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
I assume you have enough money stored away in your own backpacks for medical expenses, emergencies and long-term care.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026
Wolf and the others had disappeared into the distance ahead of him a long time ago, even though they had been given 55-pound backpacks to carry.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
As recounted by Hey and the Santa Barbara Independent, Montgomery had backpacked or cycled across South America, including Argentina and Chile, and across Asia, including India and the Himalayas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
No. I lived in Latin America in my 20s and backpacked many times.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
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
Q. In your introduction to “Last-Minute Travel Secrets,” you write that you and your wife, Debbie, backpacked around the world for two years.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2016
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
Jennifer Liu, a Moreno Valley resident, was at the park the same time frame as the Shields family and was able to mostly avoid the crowds on her backpacking trip through the park’s backcountry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
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
Simone White, 28, from Orpington, south-east London, was one of a number of people taken to hospital when she had been staying in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Several are backpacking sites and do not offer potable water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
He and a friend would be backpacking for a year or more—Europe first, then Asia, ending up in the Philippines.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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