as in backpacks
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back
grabbed my knapsack from the hook and ran to catch my ride
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backpacks
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You’d be shocked to see how little (or how much) some of the more popular backpacks are capable of handling.—
Adam Trenkamp, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026
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On the way, however, near the customer service counter and across from the new Starbucks bar, a woman Simpson believes was a Macy’s employee grabbed for one of the suspect’s backpacks.—
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“Knapsacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knapsacks. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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