compounding

Example Sentences

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They also lose access to the tools designed to build long-term financial security, along with years of saving and compounding that are incredibly difficult to recover.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

As economist Tyler Cowen argued in his book “Stubborn Attachments,” the closest thing we have to a Crusonia Plant in the real world is sustainable economic growth: broad, compounding prosperity that feeds rich and poor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The dollar’s secret sauce is the compounding network effect of a world that prices, borrows, hedges, and settles in one currency.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Severe drought – which has affected more than half the provinces in the country - is compounding problems.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

"Yeah," I said, and I felt fear rush in, compounding my guilt.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour