compounds

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Naming the entities and executives behind these networks compounds the effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"As our understanding of these compounds grows, there is a real opportunity to make dietary guidance more specific and more effective."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Perovskites are materials with a lattice-like structure that can absorb oxygen into their framework and help break apart oxygen-containing compounds.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Others focus on exploring values or on navigating the dynamics of a family-owned business, cloistering the kids in hotel conference rooms or Aspen compounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The cell was a beaker of chemicals, biochemists argued, a pouch of compounds bound by a membrane that were reacting to produce a phenomenon called “life.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee