compensate

Example Sentences

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This no-fault system ensures individuals are compensated by the government in a timely manner for vaccine injuries, though it also makes it harder to pursue class actions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set aside £1.8bn of taxpayers' money to compensate victims of the scandal, £1.4bn of which has been paid out, with Fujitsu having promised to contribute towards the fund.

From BBC

Put another way: if you are the person who plans, budgets, remembers, adjusts, compensates and cleans, the friction in the kitchen is not abstract.

From Salon

The body did not appear to compensate by dialing down energy use elsewhere.

From Science Daily

I felt defensive over Will, to almost make sure that he wasn’t gay because I felt it personally, and I was kind of like compensating for it.

From Los Angeles Times