Example Sentences

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Yet often it is the compactness of Shakespeare’s writing that troubles translators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Technologies like rooftop photovoltaics, vehicle-to-grid systems and AI-optimized resource flows do not depend on compactness.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Researchers have successfully transitioned from planar to three-dimensional processors, ushering in a new era of compactness and efficiency in data transmission.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

Intervening defendants in the lawsuit argued that the new district should focus more on compactness and shared interests and less on race.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023

Even an aluminum cookset offered considerations of weight, compactness, thermal dynamics, and general utility that could occupy a mind for hours.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson