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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

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

Recent heavy rains have compounded Gazans' woes despite the fragile ceasefire, flooding the tents which now house most of the displaced population.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Some park employees said the furloughs have compounded stressors from firings, retirements and buyouts over the last year or so.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 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