Example Sentences

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That analysis pegged yields as even more sensitive to even smaller water deficits, suggesting that the decline in irrigated land was compounding the losses endured on still-irrigated plots.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2024

For example, when Ms. Fernandes realized her debt was compounding, she came up with a plan to pay it off over time and curb her spending.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2023

Serhiy Haidai acknowledged in televised remarks, though, that the onset of winter was compounding a “difficult” battlefield situation.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of the Center for Policy Alternatives in Colombo, said the upheaval was compounding the country’s economic challenges.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

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

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor