compound
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Having five figures sitting in a high-yield savings account may seem like a loss compared to investing that money, especially for young people who have decades for their investments to compound.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The school has been cordoned off, with only parents being allowed inside the compound.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
They went to South Dakota to ride out the apocalypse at a ‘5-star’ bunker compound.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
They compared gene expression in neural stem cells treated with MK-4, which promotes neuronal differentiation, with cells treated using a compound that suppresses the process.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Carla thought yearningly of the lush grasses and thick-limbed, vine-ladened trees around the compound back home.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing compound
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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