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Tompkins

American  
[tomp-kinz] / ˈtɒmp kɪnz /

noun

  1. Daniel D., 1774–1825, U.S. politician and jurist: vice president of the U.S. 1817–25.


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That robot—part of the Tompkins Robotics tSort automated-sorting system—zooms across foam mats and tips the item into a black tote box bound for a particular store.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

CVS declined to disclose the size of its investment in the warehouse, which uses technology from warehouse-automation providers AutoStore, Tompkins Robotics and Bastian Solutions, part of Toyota Automated Logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Less than a month after announcing its opening date, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art told staff that chief curator Pilar Tompkins Rivas is leaving the museum this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

"The key channel by which secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian energy could impact the global economy would be through the level of energy prices," says Kieran Tompkins from the consultancy Capital Economics.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

They set off toward Tompkins Square Park, taking turns at reaching into the bag and tearing off chunks of the bread.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny