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backpack

[bak-pak] / ˈbækˌpæk /
NOUN
sack carried on the back
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Notes from school nurses flagging that a child failed a vision screening may also get lost in a backpack on the way home, educators say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“The Grace Blackwell system is nearly two tons, and so you’re not going to be putting that in your pocket or your backpack anytime soon,” he said, referring to the chip maker’s latest-generation AI platform.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Their purported evidence: snapshots discovered in Ms. Nichter’s backpack of her with Israeli friends in army garb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Brooke Day was using a chairlift at Tsugaike Mountain Resort in Otari, Nagano prefecture, when part of her backpack got tangled in the lift, leaving her suspended in midair.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

I scramble to retrieve my phone from my backpack as an officer approaches the car.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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