as in to collect
to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list
compiled the best short stories ever written into one fat book
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What Happens Next Federal agencies continue to compile and review accident data to determine whether the 2025 numbers signal broader systemic issues.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
As the investigation runs its course, the agency will determine probable cause of the UPS crash, compile a report and issues safety recommendations in hopes of preventing similar accidents from happening in the future.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The data would then be compiled by the Department of Labor into a publicly available report.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Government and party officials, including members of the several police and party organizations that compile and use this political information, bend the rules to make life better for themselves and their families.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
As the investigation runs its course, the agency will determine probable cause of the UPS crash, compile a report and issues safety recommendations in hopes of preventing similar accidents from happening in the future.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The data would then be compiled by the Department of Labor into a publicly available report.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Government and party officials, including members of the several police and party organizations that compile and use this political information, bend the rules to make life better for themselves and their families.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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The cell, which measured eleven and a half feet by nine feet, contained a cot, a sink, a mirror, and a bucket for waste, which was collected by Hsieh’s friend, who also brought in food daily.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fort Worth police plan an investigation to collect and review the facts and the circumstances of the case.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Compile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compile. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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