compound
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His family’s comfortable compound, the new trucks, the prize-winning rodeo bull he pampers in a pen behind his house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Instead of directly activating PPARδ, the compound increased the amount of PPARδ protein present inside the cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
RBC expects AXA’s new earnings per share compound annual growth range for 2026-29 period to be set at between 7% and 9%, compared with between 6% and 8% previously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The race runs were inconclusive as Mercedes used the hard compound tyres, Ferrari the softs and Verstappen the mediums.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The compound driveway looks like a Mercedes Benz car lot.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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Sorbitol belongs to a group of compounds known as polyols, commonly called sugar alcohols.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Many operate out of massive compounds overseas, cultivating deep emotional or romantic attachments with their victims online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
PGE2 production rises in response to infection, injury and toxic substances, including compounds produced as the body ages.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
"There is an overwhelming amount of firsthand documentation indicating that dam-building compounds the glacial melt and permafrost melt already underway from warming," Tikos added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
In this effect, the organic phosphorus compounds resemble the alkaloid poison muscarine, found in a poisonous mushroom, the fly amanita.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Amy Kimpel, the executive director of the California Western Innocence & Justice Clinic, described the shooting as a “tragedy” but said “the law enforcement response compounded that tragedy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Renewed fighting revived concerns the conflict could become more prolonged and further disrupt oil flows through the Persian Gulf, just as supply risks are being compounded elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
This year alone the Norwegian royal family has faced compounded personal health challenges and scandals that have left them under almost constant public scrutiny.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The cause of the deadly landslide and flood along the Nepal-Tibet border isn't yet certain, but experts say the risk of such events is compounded by the extreme topography of the Himalayas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 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
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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
The money starts compounding immediately instead of trickling in over the five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Regardless of which account type you choose, starting early allows compounding interest to work in your favor over time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Going beyond that "creates all kinds of compounding problems that the Navy then has to deal with down the line."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
He traveled to Chicago, Asheville, Knoxville, Louisville, and Rochester, each overnight leg compounding his distress.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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