as in backpacks
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back
grabbed my knapsack from the hook and ran to catch my ride
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Off went the jackets and backpacks, on came burgundy cassocks and white surplices.—
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Two backpacks containing explosives were found near a pipeline in Serbia near the Hungarian border carrying Russian gas, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.—
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CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Knapsacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knapsacks. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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