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One-parameter group of nonvanishing vector field

Let $M$ be a smooth manifold( if necessary one can assume it is closed), $V$ be a non-vanishing vector field of $TM$.

Q: Under what condition, we can say that $\overline{\exp(tV)}$, i.e. the closure of the one-parameter group is compact?

Is there paper or research to show such a thing?

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