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knapsack

[nap-sak] / ˈnæpˌsæk /


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They strapped on a machine that looks a bit like a knapsack and provides a robotic boost for the lower back.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024

Wayans was traveling with a carry-on, a knapsack and a suit bag, his spokeswoman Leslie Sloane said, and peacefully followed the gate agent’s requests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

The Champagne — worth $2,900 in all — was pulled out of Gonzalez’ knapsack and returned to the guests who had ordered it, according to prosecutors.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023

Adelekan said the man’s knapsack was blown up in a controlled explosion after the suspect told officers to handle it with care.

From Washington Times ● May 3, 2023

He sat in the sand and inventoried the contents of the knapsack.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

The blaze was brought under control by 22:30 using jets, beaters and knapsacks.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025

They tried to stay clean and healthy, stopping as often as they could at laundromats to empty their tattered knapsacks, filled with weeks-old dirty clothing and sleeping bags, into washing machines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2021

Out to test the police response to a peaceful campout in the heart of the beast, this platoon, singing and laughing, had barely opened their knapsacks when the police materialized.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2021

Some carried small children or held them by the hand as they walked up the side of the highway, their few possessions in knapsacks or plastic bags.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2021

But we held tight to our knapsacks and kept on walking.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson


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