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The accident stemmed from equipment failure and compounding human missteps.

Children will have lessons in budgets, money management, mortgages and compound interest.

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Back in Scotland, the losses were compounded by a succession of poor harvests.

Inside the body, linoleic acid is broken down into compounds known as oxylipins.

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“The death of their father was extraordinarily traumatic, as you can imagine. That was compounded by this putative heir all of a sudden showing up and demanding money,” said Joseph Lipchitz, a litigator in Boston.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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