compensate
Example Sentences
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“Snap’s use of stock to compensate employees is too substantial and even more costly when you consider how undervalued Snap shares are,” according to the activists at Irenic Capital.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
Warner Music Group and AI firm Suno announce deal to compensate music artists and songwriters, ending a legal battle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
As if to compensate, on a drizzly Sunday evening in Kyiv, a crowd gathered in the street beneath an apartment building’s third-floor balcony to hear a makeshift string quartet play concertos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
One potential snag: companies want to put driverless taxis in highly profitable, densely populated urban areas; many politicians want them in suburban and rural areas, to compensate for public-transport gaps.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
She lets the water run in the shower, turns up the thermostat to compensate for the terrible moment when she will have to step onto the mat on the bathroom floor, unclothed.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing compensate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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The Crucible
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