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compile

[kuhm-pahyl] / kəmˈpaɪl /


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The IPCC, set up in 1988, knits together assessments from thousands of climate scientists who work voluntarily to compile its mammoth reports.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Artificial intelligence is also being used by bad actors for deepfake voice impersonations, more personalized “realistic” dialogue, and “data mashing” from various breaches to compile a hyperpersonalized profile of the would-be victim.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The latter doesn’t just compile your shopping list—it can buy the groceries for you, comparing prices at different store websites and placing a delivery order with the cheapest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

She can compile reports and command the attention of the defence secretary and Parliament regarding issues she feels need exposure.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It would take time to compile official statistics, but he could see that the city was gone.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

Silicon Data is a startup that compiles indexes tracking the rental prices of Nvidia chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Robert Watts, who compiles the list, said this year's Rich List is "a tale of two exoduses".

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

The data came from the Geneva registry and the National Agency for Cancer Registration, which compiles information from cantonal cancer registries across Switzerland.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026

The health department compiles the annual report from records provided by the Los Angeles County medical examiner augmented by state death certificates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

When he’s finished, he compiles statistics and concludes confidently that a flea’s ears are in its back legs.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

To see the actual numbers, I used the long-term stock-market data compiled by Yale finance professor Robert Shiller, whose work on markets and valuations earned him the Nobel Prize in economics.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The figure was lower than analysts’ expectations of $2.71 billion, according to consensus estimates compiled by the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The results were 15% above the average analyst estimate compiled by FactSet of $3.75 billion, to mark the biggest beat in more than five years, based on available FactSet data back to October 2021.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The U.K. is expected to grow 1.3% this year and 1.2% next, according to an average of 18 bank and research forecasts compiled by the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

And we were always well fed, though the food, scientifically compiled pellets, was not what you’d call delicious.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

In the background, John was busy compiling a handover of the household admin.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Wolfe appeared in 72 games over three seasons with the Blue Jays, compiling a 5-5 record and a 3.81 ERA in 82.2 innings pitched.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

On the other hand, when it comes to compiling a list of mail voters for USPS, Avore noted that these states are actually better suited than others to share that list.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

Hong Kong's main tech stock index plans to include 20 more companies as well as artificial intelligence and robotics themes to reflect changes in the industry, the firm compiling it has said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Last week, I told the cultural chairwoman about my idea of compiling a songbook, and she agreed to let me and Roza do it.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper


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