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compound

[kom-pound, kom-pound, kom-pound, kuhm-pound, kom-pound] / ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd /






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The result, according to the property description, is “a hidden celebrity-owned compound, an idyllic California retreat set just moments from the commercial offerings of Los Feliz and the Hollywood Hills.”

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

They went to South Dakota to ride out the apocalypse at a ‘5-star’ bunker compound.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In mouse studies, the compound successfully crossed the blood-brain barrier and influenced neuroinflammatory pathways linked to Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

It has been sitting in a police compound since it was seized from the driveway of Murrell's mother's house in Dunfermline in April 2023.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

People tend to compound the two problems into one; quite often when they ask, “Why is that art?” they mean, “Why is that good art?”

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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