compensation
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Everton's hierarchy have reacted with astonishment at the panel's decision to award this compensation claim to the Clarets and feel the judgement is flawed and one that is hugely excessive.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The father of two says his force's success is compensation for the personal sacrifices.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Musk tapped his fan base to win a 2024 dispute over his $46 billion compensation package at Tesla.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Many SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI employees have a mix of equity compensation, including nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock units and employee stock-purchase plan shares.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
For the chief virtue of a gradual approach was to extend the cost of compensation over several decades so that the full bill never landed at one time or even on one generation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing compensation
The Bill of Rights
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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