Example Sentences

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The CEO has compounded wealth at an 18% annual rate since 2005.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Over three decades, the payoff has compounded far beyond what any publishing contract could have delivered.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Higher pay offered by private-sector work has compounded struggles to maintain adequate court reporter staffing.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

The strike has compounded the problems, leading to a dramatic slowdown in production.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

I look upon a man who has compounded with his creditors as a person temporarily, at any rate, outside the pale of converse with his fellows on—er—equal terms.

From Jacob's Ladder by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)