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"No matter how many defenders you play with, the main fundamental is being compact, and I thought Rangers were the furthest thing from compact," he said on Sportsound.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The publication dinged the compact SUV for its lack of driving aids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

In larger and more complex environments, some dark matter halos become increasingly compact, producing dense structures capable of generating strong gravitational lensing.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 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

I cupped my palms around it, compressing the ice into a compact ball.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Multiple states have gone to court to argue prediction markets are nothing more than unlicensed gambling sites that operate in violation of state law and tribal compacts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026

The international community, through the United Nations, placed the islands under U.S. administration after World War II. Decades later, the nations voted in referendums to enter into the compacts with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

By design, the details of how "freedom cities" would be established are laden with legalese like "federal enclaves with special economic and jurisdictional zones" or "interstate compacts."

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2025

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

I run my fingers across glass pots, opening and closing compacts as if I'm preparing, until Bree returns moments later.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

The fibers are then compacted even more tightly to fit inside the nucleus.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025

The soil was so compacted that each time they dug a planting hole, it took an hour to drain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

These layers of ice, compacted over centuries, perhaps millennia, form an archive of climate indicators, yielding data on past snowfall, temperatures, atmosphere and dust.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025

And the tracks of Lord Asriel’s sledge ran to the brink...and on, across a bridge of compacted snow.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

“While compacting the concrete aggregate base in advance of final street resurfacing, water began to pool at the surface toward the eastern edge of the work area,” the utility said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

A digger methodically spread it out, compacting it as it worked.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

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

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 18, 2024

However, there are also many disadvantages of compacting your lifestyle into a space not much bigger than a motel room.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

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