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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The Free Press has compiled a list of resources.
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Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The story summaries above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
To try and get at a more global estimate, Stohl and his team compiled 2,782 measurements collected at 283 locations worldwide.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
The report, by personal finance website WalletHub, was compiled based on factors including median family annual income, housing affordability, crime rates, school performance and quality of health care.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The story summaries above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
To try and get at a more global estimate, Stohl and his team compiled 2,782 measurements collected at 283 locations worldwide.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
The report, by personal finance website WalletHub, was compiled based on factors including median family annual income, housing affordability, crime rates, school performance and quality of health care.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Police took photos of the tire tracks outside his house and collected soil from his driveway and lawn.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Georgia Murray collected two goals and three assists, including the game-winner in overtime, while Annie Lough added two tallies as Bishop Feehan edged Malden Catholic 5-4 in nonleague action.—
Kevin Barrucci,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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