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compiling

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present participle of compile

as in collecting

to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list compiled the best short stories ever written into one fat book

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Recent Examples of compiling Deadline’s film team are adding to this useful central article compiling every entry, and have helpfully explained how new rules are allowing new types of films to compete. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Even Treadwell, who spend thirteen summers in Alaska compiling some 100 hours of bear footage, wasn’t even remotely prepared for his encounters, evidenced by his tragic death at the hands of one of his beloved grizzlies. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026 Annese has a similar track record, compiling gaudy win-loss numbers at high school and junior college programs before getting a head coaching gig at Division II Ferris State. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The tools cost next to nothing, yet the moat belongs to whoever starts compiling first. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Roman science consisted mainly of improving technologies in civil engineering (water and road systems) and warfare, compiling medical knowledge, and developing tools for specialized uses. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026 For now, Alyss is compiling a list of future vendors and fielding potential investors who can help make this dream a reality. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 The ultimate goal was to establish a permissible exposure limit for humans on the Red Planet by compiling a comprehensive set of expert perspectives regarding Martian dust toxicology, exposure pathways and mitigation strategies. — Leonard David, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Already concerns are emerging of gang leaders, compiling their own voter list to sell to the highest bidders, by directing residents in areas under their control to register and tracking them. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

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Chase said the acquisition marked an expansion of the library’s collecting interests beyond its millions of rare books, manuscripts and historical items spanning from the 11th through the 21st centuries.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Sunil Pandey Speaking with NBC News in Pokhara, Nabin Karki, a superintendent of police, said authorities were collecting DNA samples and displaying photos of the bodies found in hopes that family members might be able to identify them.

— Surendra Phuyal, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

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