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subcompacts

noun

plural of subcompact

as in cars

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Noun

As more cars wrecked behind the incident, NASCAR was forced to throw the caution flag — freezing the field with Preece in front.

— Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
So far, the brand has sold 29,613 units in its home country, with most of its cars sold under the Formula Leopard, Denza, and BYD emblems.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of cars

Noun

The entrance of the famed Inn at Spanish Bay, in Northern California’s Pebble Beach, had been festooned with some of the world’s most exotic automobiles—swooned over by camera-toting adorers—just a few days prior during Monterey Car Week.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
Trump has threatened to also double tariffs on automobiles and auto parts from Canada from 25% to 50%.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of automobiles

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Cushion compacts have long reigned in Korea and Yves Saint Laurent Beauty put their spin on it with their new Skin Affair Cushion Foundation.

— Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The instinct might be to reach for sweeping alliance compacts, but that instinct should be resisted.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of compacts

Noun

What is the right combination of short tracks, intermediates, road courses?

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 16 July 2026
According to the researchers, the catalyst weakens excessive bonding between iron sites and hydroxyl intermediates, allowing the reaction to proceed more smoothly and reducing one of the major bottlenecks in zinc-air battery operation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026

Definition of intermediates

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Eligible cars would receive special license plates denoting the car as a historic vehicle and be insured as collector motor vehicles.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Items like meals, gas, tobacco products and motor vehicles are not included in the tax-free weekend.

— Paul Burton, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of motor vehicles

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