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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Homicides are down 12%, according to statistics compiled by the Metropolitian Police Department.
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
This newsletter is compiled by Kaitlin Lange, Jake Allen and John Tuohy.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
The data set was compiled by a team of researchers at the University of Washington and the Allen Institute for AI to train a multimodal model called Merlot, and was released in 2021.
—The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Forbes compiled a list of the top 500 higher education institutions in the country by looking at alumni salaries, retention and graduation rates and amount of student debt, among other factors.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
This newsletter is compiled by Kaitlin Lange, Jake Allen and John Tuohy.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
The data set was compiled by a team of researchers at the University of Washington and the Allen Institute for AI to train a multimodal model called Merlot, and was released in 2021.
—The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Forbes compiled a list of the top 500 higher education institutions in the country by looking at alumni salaries, retention and graduation rates and amount of student debt, among other factors.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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Maurie Stanard, who was the bar owner then with his wife, Sophie, was the person who had collected many of the classic cars from the auction.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason said investigators found palm impressions, smudges and a shoe imprints of the suspect and are hoping to collect to some DNA evidence.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Compile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compile. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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