compounding

Example Sentences

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By the time they pay off student loans in their 30s, they’ve lost the most critical compounding years for retirement savings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“Not only heat, but other compounding threats such as extreme wind and flooding and wildfires.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Speaking to Today presenter Amol Rajan, Sir Gareth warned of historic expectations weighing on boys, and the compounding effect of poor attainment in school, leading to behavioural problems.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

In energy, the uncertainty is compounding the big unknown of when the Strait of Hormuz reopens, said BNP Paribas commodities strategist Jason Ying.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But it would end up being one of many little things—a slow accrual, compounding steadily and imperceptibly toward critical mass.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer