compactness

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Compactness is a hallmark of her writing, made possible by both hard graft and her gifts for exposition and exegesis, which enabled her to digest and repackage huge quantities of material.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Compactness, vigilance, and discipline are, therefore, our only securities.

From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand

Compactness, neatness, order and precision pervades their every undertaking; but for celerity and despatch of business they were painful to encounter or behold, for it ill accords with the American mode.

From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Washington, Booker T.

Compactness was the main idea in packing one of these sledges, the center of gravity of the load being brought as low as possible in order that the sledges might not easily overturn.

From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)

Compactness and moisture can save the plant-food with small loss throughout the summer, and a body of good manure is available when needed for top-dressing land in the summer.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva