compounding

Example Sentences

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That result is significant for an industry racing to build larger, commercially viable quantum systems—a feat that requires balancing raw size with the compounding errors that naturally occur as systems scale.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

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

From BBC • May 18, 2026

“It was just compounding blessings on top of each other — or luck.”

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Giving the retirement account to the younger generation would give them decades of tax-deferred compounding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Traffic has been getting increasingly worse, and the GPS apps keep giving everyone the same alternate routes, just compounding the problem.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman