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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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“The more high-quality businesses that reach public markets, the greater the chance that a handful will compound at outsized rates and anchor index returns over a decade or more.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The compound, known by researchers as "Compound 10," is the result of nearly two decades of work led by Ursula Quitterer, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at ETH Zurich.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

In addition to building their resumes, teens able to invest a portion of their pay from working also have the potential to maximize the opportunity for those dollars to compound for decades to come.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

They estimate the Singapore semiconductor test solutions provider’s 2025-2028 earnings per share will grow at a 94% compound annual growth rate, backed by organic client volume expansion and customer diversification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

But Togbe’s house was in its own compound with a small garden patch and a thatched chicken coop.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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