compensate

Example Sentences

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"This pattern suggests the brain may be reorganizing itself, essentially rejuvenating undamaged networks to compensate for lost function."

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

But prosecutors told the judge that both could be true: Jeffries has already had $11m in cash seized by the US government and if found guilty, may be ordered to compensate victims.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

When new shares are added to compensate employees, that dilutes the ownership stakes of existing shareholders.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Genco said the offer undervalues the company and wouldn’t appropriately compensate Genco shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Neither his physical stature nor his age, however, could compensate for his lengthy absence abroad throughout the great constitutional reforms of the late 1780s.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis