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have compounded

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Several videos have compounded the confusion, including one made public Thursday that appeared to show a security dog identifying the suspect, only to have the dog’s handler ignore the warning.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

Fresh worries about the recent release of tools that could hammer software firms have compounded the problems.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

Winter storms have compounded the plight of the territory's 2.1m population, nearly all of whom have been displaced and their homes damaged or destroyed.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2025

Calmly, quietly, CNQ kept hiking dividends — which have compounded at 21% annually for 25 consecutive years.

From MarketWatch Oct. 9, 2025

In the first place I have compounded a blend of modern poetry and mathematics, which retains all the romance of the latter and loses none of the dry accuracy of the former.

From Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy by Leacock, Stephen