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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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Iran has tried to compensate by pushing more trade through other routes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“We don’t use that number as a form of calculating how we compensate, because it can be fairly arbitrary,” Tiley said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

She said the company "owes it to the LGBTQ+ community it serves to compensate those whose data has been compromised".

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Corporate bonds are priced at a spread, or premium, above the prevailing Treasury rate to help compensate investors for default risks.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

He wondered if his talents had failed him, if he had, in trying to compensate for months of undertraining, thrown too much work at his horse at once.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Madueke goes into central midfield and Bellingham compensates by defending out wide.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

His payment of $74,330 will go into the Lacey Act Reward Fund, which compensates tipsters who report wildlife crimes, federal authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2026

Fortune is among the publishers Perplexity compensates for the use of its content.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

In other words, when incoming visual signals are reduced, the brain compensates by pulling stored images and experiences from memory.

From Science Daily Feb. 15, 2026

She compensates with mascara and turquoise eye shadow, so that her eyes look a bit like two peacock feathers.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Charles, who subsequently led a campaign to ensure the victims' families and dependants were fairly compensated, said his "wonderful" wife would be proud of what he fought for.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Uber drivers are compensated at varying rates in different countries, and many have complained of not receiving adequate compensation for their work and the use of their vehicles.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Investors buying a 20- or 30-year Treasury bond want to be compensated for locking up their money as inflation concerns, fiscal deficits and an ever-increasing national debt loom.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Cement makers, steel producers and other energy-intensive industries are only partly compensated by government rebates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Like you, I long for freedom and fresh air, but I think we’ve been amply compensated for their loss.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

They are all issues World Athletics has sought to begin addressing with the biennial Ultimate Championship, while also compensating the athletes with record prize money.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

"The nervous system adopts a safety-first approach, compensating for age-related changes by favoring stability over performance," says Associate Professor Immink, Lead of the Active Lives Research Program within the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

It is also compensating customs duties on fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers exported to the EU.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

“Creators make their living generating content. The campaign believes in compensating people for their time and work product and has paid creators to generate content,” Liao said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Some find the salaries and perks compensating; the developments that cater to them come with big houses, schools with top SAT scores, parks for youth sports, and upscale shopping strips.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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