compounding
Example Sentences
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The renewed hostilities once again dragged on equities, compounding the flight from tech firms that has characterised markets in recent weeks as traders worry that the sector's AI-led rally has gone too far.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
By claiming earlier, I could preserve more of my portfolio and allow those assets to continue compounding.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Most fans of baseball, delayed gratification and compounding interest know about Bobby Bonilla Day, an annual acknowledgment of the dawn of deferred contracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The war has taken a significant toll on an economy already buckling under runaway inflation—which hit 88.6% year-on-year in June—a weakened currency and years of compounding international isolation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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
