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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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Also on Monday, people in life jackets were pictured being taken into the border security command compound in Dover.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

To compound matters, the masculine ego trap also tells a man that he’s not worthy of what he wants until he achieves some nebulous milestone that, again, sets him apart from other men.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

MoffettNathanson projects Google Cloud revenue will surge to $415 billion by 2030, representing a 48% compound annual growth rate.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

AXA targets a compound annual growth rate for underlying earnings per share for the period of between 7% and 9% as well as an underlying return on equity of 15% to 17%.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

It was an extraordinary compound including a gym, large stadium, outdoor fields for soccer and volleyball, tennis courts, a giant auditorium, and a library.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

There are highly paid employees who save for years and invest in the stock market or a house, and it compounds.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

The particular mixture and proportions of these compounds varied from one cat to another, yet remained relatively consistent within the same animal.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

It belongs to a group of compounds known as chitin synthesis inhibitors.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

Tishler and his Merck colleagues supplied the chemical and manufacturing expertise needed to turn compounds into medicines that could be widely produced.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Even if Wylan didn’t love chemistry, he knew more about tinctures and compounds than anyone in the crew other than Kuwei, and Matthias couldn’t understand half of what Kuwei said.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Around 90 flights had been diverted because of the outage, he said early Monday afternoon, and delays compounded at Newark and Philadelphia—the hardest-hit airports—with spillover disruptions at the other New York City airports and Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

During the public meeting, the jaded panel members admitted several times that the science supporting the compounded substances was inadequate.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

And that was compounded by the Rams’ travel plans being widely panned after their sluggish defeat.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Recognizing that 9/11’s horrors compounded over the years does not degrade the memory of its initial victims.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

This was a problem facing nearly every jockey, but with the onset ofhis diabetes, Woolf’s problems were compounded.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

“This trend highlights not only the huge demand for commodities prediction markets, but also the compounding power of Kalshi’s platform,” the spokeswoman says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The same water supply network feeds several other locations across the capital's Royal Parks, compounding broader operational pressures faced by maintenance staff over the summer.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

You taught yourself about investing, the power of compounding — where your principal and the interest earned on that principal make money — taxes and, finally, retirement accounts.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

However, as you might know, compounding interest does mean that you will be giving up exponentially more money than what you actually put into your account.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

She was always restless when her moths were out, and now her confusion was compounding it.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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