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compiler

[kuhm-pahy-ler] / kəmˈpaɪ lər /


NOUN
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Recent transactions include BlackRock’s roughly $3.2 billion acquisition of Preqin to serve clients’ portfolios across public and private markets or stock market index compiler MSCI’s 2023 acquisition of Burgiss.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

The ultimate goal is a compiler that takes code written for conventional computers and automatically transforms it into an efficient quantum algorithm.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

The first ever series of Countdown was won that year by crossword compiler Joyce Cansfield.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2024

Gannett had not run the list since Mary Cadden, the longtime compiler, was among hundreds laid off late last year.

From Seattle Times Jun. 28, 2023

I have steadily become a compiler of lives.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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