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compilation

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ˌkäm-pə-ˈlā-shən

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a collection of writings the poet bound a compilation of her best work into a single volume

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Recent Examples of compilation Books in the latter space include two Rupi Kaur collections, and a compilation of ghost stories. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 Candy Ass also put out the influential 1995 compilation Free to Fight, featuring crucial artists like Heavens to Betsy, Excuse 17, the Spinanes’ Rebecca Gates, and the Third Sex. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 B-side compilations are a hallowed tradition in indie rock—countless alternative bands have tucked away great music on collections like this for diehard fans to discover. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026 Audacity follows last year’s Total Sellout, a compilation of 2024’s Sellout and 2025’s Sellout II EPs. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compilation

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The Babysitter not only marks the fourth film in an ongoing partnership between the streamer and the prolific children’s horror author, but also the first not based on a short from Stine’s Nightmare Hour or Haunting Hour anthologies.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
The show is structured as a horror story anthology for adult puppetry fans, featuring an array of gothic costumes, different puppetry styles and lots of music played by a band of Dreadfuls risen out of the graveyard.

— Benjamin Carr, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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