compound
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The counterdrone market sits at roughly $6.6 billion by one estimate, and is projected to reach $20 billion by 2030 — a compound annual growth rate of 25%.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Scientists at Fraunhofer have discovered a compound that specifically blocks the bacteria responsible for this disease while leaving the rest of the oral microbiome intact.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Also Sunday, the Israeli army accused Hezbollah of using a hospital compound in south Lebanon's Bint Jbeil "for military purposes".
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
She has sat down with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during visits to D.C. and has stayed at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Then we piled into a bus along with our coaches and trainers and drove almost an hour to the compound where the athletes would stay.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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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