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Moore, a former assistant who succeeded Jim Harbaugh when the latter left for the NFL, had compiled an 17-8 record since being promoted to head coach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

There’s glimmers of my language in there about fields and certain scene-setting stuff, but that’s all our team, and the bottom two thirds is the stuff I had compiled during the day.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

Word circulated throughout the Forest Service in March that departmental leadership had compiled lists containing the names of thousands of additional Forest Service employees who could be soon laid off, according to some workers.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

Stories emerged of how he had compiled dossiers on each player before joining Villa, and how he can often be seen leaving the club's Bodymoor Heath training ground late into the night.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

Angela had compiled a series of Nicole’s journal entries with lines highlighted here and there.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin