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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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The nearly $1.8 billion fund would compensate people who feel they’ve been unfairly targeted by the Department of Justice.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

The dancing isn’t always smooth, the costumes struck me as a road show idea of New York cool, and the acting didn’t do much to compensate for some of the book’s less subtle moments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Even a multimillion-dollar payout pool cannot compensate for what they see as a fundamentally unfair adjudicative process.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Support ships carrying supplies or repair crews are commissioned from the shore—at a hefty price, because of the remote location, and to compensate for the sanctions risks that come with servicing the shadow fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Actually, they generally poll a larger number than is theoretically necessary to compensate for problems associated with getting a random sample.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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