compounding

Example Sentences

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That result is significant for an industry racing to build larger, commercially viable quantum systems—a feat that requires balancing raw size with the compounding errors that naturally occur as systems scale.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

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

“This creates a compounding effect where the final price of a good reflects not just the direct increase in the local energy price but the cumulated effects of price increases across international suppliers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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