compounding

Example Sentences

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A compounding financial crisis sparked mass protests in the country in December 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

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

He traveled to Chicago, Asheville, Knoxville, Louisville, and Rochester, each overnight leg compounding his distress.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson