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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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Other export routes appear unable to compensate for the loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

President Donald Trump ordered the department to find funds to compensate essential workers required to stay on the job, allowing some back pay to be issued in recent weeks.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

And the higher expected returns on equities merely compensate for the risk that will be borne by the taxpayers — a huge and risky financial maneuver with very little payoff.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Nexstar had asked the judge to require the plaintiffs to post a $150-million bond to compensate it for damages it would suffer from any delays in closing the deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The department’s “location pay,” meant to help compensate officers assigned to Sing Sing, is considered a joke—about fifteen dollars a week.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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