compound
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That suffered a blow in 2011 when US forces raided a compound in Pakistan and found Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Actress Aubrey Plaza has trimmed the price of her Spanish-style California compound by nearly a half-million dollars—less than two months after she relisted the property at a drastically reduced ask.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The sprawling compound comes with a detached three-bedroom guesthouse, an office with an apartment above the garage, and expansive terraces.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
These results make HTR2B an intriguing possible drug target, but the compound is not an approved treatment for heart valve disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
If we could have pooled our resources and bought a compound, we would have happily lived on the same plot of land.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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"In addition, the process generates numerous transformation products that we have not yet been able to investigate in detail -- for instance, gaseous compounds that form during the reaction."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
In laboratory models, these compounds also changed cell behavior in ways associated with disease protection.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
The research, recently published in Nutrients, offers one of the first direct links between coffee compounds and NR4A1.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
They can also contain water-bearing minerals and organic compounds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
These compounds help plants to defend themselves against pests and diseases.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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Another electric break by the Exeter Chiefs winger set up Earl's try before the hosts' problems were compounded as Mateo Carreras was shown a yellow card for a high tackle on Freeman.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Plus, about one-third of the compounded drugs had added ingredients like vitamin B-12, which have not been studied in clinical trials.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Sadana told Barron’s that the explosion of AI made planning next to impossible, an issue compounded by the pricing decisions made by customers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
This is compounded by constant friction with Europe, including with long-standing allies, and headaches over Iran and Israel.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 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
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The renewed hostilities once again dragged on equities, compounding the flight from tech firms that has characterised markets in recent weeks as traders worry that the sector's AI-led rally has gone too far.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Many telehealth companies and compounding pharmacies say they have strict prescribing rules in place.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Most fans of baseball, delayed gratification and compounding interest know about Bobby Bonilla Day, an annual acknowledgment of the dawn of deferred contracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Concurrently, shares of his electric vehicle venture, Tesla, slid nearly 6% just a day later, compounding the financial damage.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 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
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