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New, compact chaff systems could protect long-range drones in a way that was once only possible for manned aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Upon awarding the prize, a member of the Nobel committee likened the technology’s ability to store enormous amounts of stuff in seemingly compact spaces to Hermione Granger’s enchanted handbag in the Harry Potter series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Marshall Islands achieved independence in 1986, and continues to have a defence compact with the United States that allows missile tests on its territory.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

"Our ultimate goal is to develop compact devices that can actively control heat radiation, much like electronic circuits control the flow of electricity," Professor Okamoto said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

She brought her knees together very firmly, as if to make herself a smaller, more compact unit.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Under such compacts, the U.S. partners are technically sovereign nations that rely on U.S. financial support and defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

For years, American drivers have been gravitating toward sport utility vehicles and away from sedans, compacts and hatchbacks.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2024

The reason has been extensively documented in scientific studies: As groundwater is pumped at levels not easily replenished, the soil beneath compacts and the valley floor sinks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2023

In compacts, we ourselves determine and promise what shall be done, before we are obliged to do it; in laws, we are obliged to act without ourselves determining or promising any thing at all.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023

This bottleneck compacts the waves and gives them even more force.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Even the design of farm machinery was considered — and tractors were fitted with wider tires to ensure that soil was less compacted when driven over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Way-marked pistes are generally protected by pre-emptive avalanche blasting, and their snow is flattened and compacted to further reduce the risk.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

The researchers also found that synthetic condensates closely resemble compacted chromatin found in cells.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025

These layers of ice holding dust, compacted for centuries, perhaps millennia, may be able to tell us about the atmosphere, temperatures and snowfalls deep into the past.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

Some lone hiker, even more impatient than I, had pushed through ahead of us and compacted the snow a little, which helped.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

“There are a lot of other very important priorities, and there are logistical difficulties in getting that water into the compacting parts of the aquifer system,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024

And because the ice is stable, the thick annual layers can accumulate for centuries, compacting into ice.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 18, 2024

Deep in Antarctica’s frigid interior, fluffy, air-filled snow accumulates layer by layer, compacting into slabs of ice over millennia.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 9, 2023

Earlier this year, crews finished backfilling and compacting the area around the K East reactor with about 34,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel to level the site.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

After picking for two long hours, Roberto helped Mama make more room in her sack by lifting it upright and shaking it several times up and down, compacting the cotton to the bottom.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez