compendium

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About 65,000 people were in ICE detention as of 30 November 2025, according to data obtained by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse's Immigration project, a compendium of government data from Syracuse University.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Corporate earnings calls provide a mixed picture similar to the Fed’s Beige Book, the compendium of anecdotes from the 12 district banks prepared for the Oct. 28-29 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Boockvar says.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The magician Ricky Jay’s compendium of actual “unique, eccentric and amazing entertainers” offers a parade of con artists, charlatans, escapologists, daredevils, mesmerists, contortionists and sideshow acts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

One of the ongoing hallmarks of the Lennon estate’s legacy releases, the accompanying compendium, compiled by Simon Hilton, is simply magnificent.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2025

Beilstein is the massive German compendium in 28 volumes, listing all the organic molecules known to chemists.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan