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Discover LudwigThe phrase "in a compound" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a word or phrase that is made up of two or more smaller parts. Example: "The word 'houseboat' is an example of a compound noun, as it is made up of the words 'house' and 'boat'."
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Mr. Neifus lived in a compound near Hilla.
The contestants lived in a compound for eleven weeks.
And they just stay in Mogadishu in a compound.
She lived in a compound with a large Afghan family.
I lived in a compound housing about 600 people, sharing 10 toilets and 20 showers".
He later stayed at the house she shared in a compound in Kabul.
In fact, the company thought it had one in a compound called azatadine.
The embassy sits in a compound supervised by the Organization of Student Basij.
Commercially Vitamin B1, is sold in a compound called thiamin chloride.
We are in one house at the moment with four families in a compound.
This soil has been collected and put in a compound - a total of 2,000 tonnes.
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