as in to collect
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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According to records compiled by the VSP, there have been 18 outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness on cruise ships under the program’s jurisdiction so far this year, mainly related to Norovirus.
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Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
After being drafted No. 2 overall by the Broncos in 2011, Miller won the Defensive Rookie of the Year award and compiled 110.5 sacks during his tenure in Denver.
—Victor Williams, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
So much so that prices of goods overall in the US have risen relatively little since 2001, whereas services are now twice as expensive, based on official data compiled by the company.
—Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
True, though Counsell did compile a 5.5 WAR with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005, eighth among National League position players.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
After being drafted No. 2 overall by the Broncos in 2011, Miller won the Defensive Rookie of the Year award and compiled 110.5 sacks during his tenure in Denver.
—Victor Williams, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
So much so that prices of goods overall in the US have risen relatively little since 2001, whereas services are now twice as expensive, based on official data compiled by the company.
—Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
True, though Counsell did compile a 5.5 WAR with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005, eighth among National League position players.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Simply put, the world number one golfer just doesn’t seem to be slowing down, collecting yet another major and doing what any father would want in those happiest of moments.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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In 1985, the government agreed to make a donation to charity equivalent to the VAT collected on sales of the original 1984 Band Aid record.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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“Compile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compile. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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