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compound

[kom-pound, kom-pound, kom-pound, kuhm-pound, kom-pound] / ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd /






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Tara Shulman, a wealth adviser at Compound Planning, said a key part of her role is creating a diversification plan and holding clients accountable to it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The residents of the Imam Ali Housing Compound, meanwhile, were coming the other way.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

"Compound adhesives are considered to be among the first expressions of the modern cognitive processes that are still active today," says Schmidt.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

Only one parent was allowed to wait for him outside the loathed West Jerusalem prison known as the Russian Compound.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023

“I have plenty of money. Start saving now. Compound interest is a wonderful thing.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm




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