compounding

Example Sentences

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Severe drought – which has affected more than half the provinces in the country - is compounding problems.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

This has been true for a very long time and remains true at a time of compounding terrors, crimes and disappointments.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane noted the global shock means costs rise worldwide, creating a compounding effect on final goods prices in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Meanwhile the stock market is compounding without them.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

But it would end up being one of many little things—a slow accrual, compounding steadily and imperceptibly toward critical mass.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer