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Recent Examples of subcompact
There’s a new 2026 C-HR in town, and it’s intended to be a sporty premium vehicle that is tech-forward with electric power and goodies the entry-level C-HR subcompact Toyota sold from 2016-23 never dreamed of.
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Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 18 Feb. 2026
For several years now, Europeans have been able to buy the Jeep Avenger, a subcompact crossover that will surely never see American roads.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Jan. 2026
The cheapest subcompact, the Versa, starts at $18,635 with an automatic transmission.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Drivers can lease a 2025 Mazda CX-30 subcompact SUV for $239 a month for 36 months with $4,299 due at signing.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 26 June 2025
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Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 18 Feb. 2026
For several years now, Europeans have been able to buy the Jeep Avenger, a subcompact crossover that will surely never see American roads.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Jan. 2026
The cheapest subcompact, the Versa, starts at $18,635 with an automatic transmission.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Drivers can lease a 2025 Mazda CX-30 subcompact SUV for $239 a month for 36 months with $4,299 due at signing.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcompact
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Like other collectible alternative assets, such as fine art, rare watches and classic cars, cask investing is a high-risk, speculative, long-term bet on a largely unregulated, illiquid asset.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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Vonblum says only four stops in the city qualify — and that all other stops near bus lanes are ineligible because the lanes can also be used by turning cars and by bicycles.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Hard-top coupe and track variants will also arrive soon.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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Even surrounded by three stunning Ferraris—a 296 GTS, a 488 GTB, and a Roma coupe—the Lambo, with its bold Verde Ermes green and thunderous V-12 engine, drew the attention of the entire DTaC crew, as well as many curious enthusiasts who flocked to the car at every stop.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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The fantasy of a sunny, suburban Los Angeles was explicitly an automobile-centric one—there was no room for the Red Cars.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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There had been ostentatious boats before — automobile millionaire Henry Dodge had commissioned the luxurious but smaller SS Delphine in the 1920s — but Onassis brought floating plutocratic potency into a whole new age.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Florida is one of more than 40 states in the national nursing compact.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Best Amazon Summer Beauty Event Korean Makeup Deals Clio’s Kill Cover Founwear Cushion comes in a sleek compact that makes applying your base almost too easy.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sites that track Apple news currently post multiple times a month about Mac shortages, noting each time Apple removes a Mac mini model from its online store and religiously reporting on shipping estimates for the MacBook Neo.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Welcome to our Dolphins mini-camp live blog.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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Their services cover serious auto and pedestrian accidents, premises liability claims, and other forms of personal injuries, with the firm focusing on serious injury cases.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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An insulated delivery bag or backpack Notably, where freelancers wanting to deliver with a car also need auto insurance and a driver’s license, these requirements are waived for those delivering on two wheels.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The collision caused both cars to hit a white 2024 Tesla sedan that was already stopped in the left-turn lane, and the Tesla then rear-ended a green 2004 BMW sedan also stopped in the turn lane, police said.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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The deputy had responded to reports of a driver in a silver sedan doing burnouts at an apartment complex on Nelson Park Drive.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The one bullet that subsequently struck him bounced off the doorframe of his limousine as he was being shoved in headfirst by the Secret Service.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Literally, Not OK with Alexis Waters podcast host also drank tequila in her bridal suite and limousine.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Subcompact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcompact. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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