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[kom-paund, kom-paund, kom-paund, kuhm-paund, kom-paund] / ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd /






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“There was nothing here when we started,” she said of the compound, which was initially just a single house.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The suspected head of one compound installed at the Live Hotel in the city was a Chinese national who was among those extradited to Beijing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Recent work by Zeidan and his colleagues has explored two potential approaches: mindfulness meditation and the psychedelic compound psilocybin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

DeepMind rejects the charge, saying it tested each compound for novelty.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Two youngsters no one knew strode into our compound asking for the master.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The coordinator of the cybercrime unit at Madagascar's communications ministry, Tsitohaina Ralihivao, drew a connection with a 2025 crackdown on scam compounds in Cambodia near the border with Thailand, when their militaries also clashed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

State officials said it’s important to take a different approach as climate change compounds the pressures on the state’s water system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Green potatoes and rhubarb leaves contain toxic compounds, while tough stalks and seeds may not be suitable for young children.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Rather than testing isolated cranberry compounds, Wu chose to investigate pure cranberry juice, a product people can readily purchase and consume.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

In this effect, the organic phosphorus compounds resemble the alkaloid poison muscarine, found in a poisonous mushroom, the fly amanita.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The tech selloff is intensifying after results from Amazon and Intel compounded worries around the artificial-intelligence trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Officials say international supply disruptions linked to the Iran war have compounded the problem, with banks struggling to honour letters of credit and some overseas suppliers demanding upfront payment.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Earlier this year, Kennedy announced that a group of advisers would assess 14 peptides and then make a recommendation to the FDA about whether they should be allowed to be compounded.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

After a shocking start, a bad call at the toss compounded by a wayward bowling performance across the first two hours, Australia roared back into the Test in the afternoon.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

There was a heat unlike anything I’d ever felt, a heat from the great buildings, compounded by the millions of people jamming themselves into subway cars, into bars, into those same tiny eateries and cafes.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Navy, and top officers are warning of worn out destroyers and compounding maintenance bills from months of heavy operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

His daughters will start their working lives with between £45,000 to £60,000 of debt each, plus interest, which will be compounding at £5,000 to £8,000 per year.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

CLF attorney Adam Reynolds told AFP that it is the "compounding effect of pollution that's really significant" in a historically industrial area.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

At 45, you likely have 20 years of compounding ahead of you, along with what may be your highest-earning years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

She was always restless when her moths were out, and now her confusion was compounding it.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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