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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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One of Starship's engines also malfunctioned, which forced a slightly longer burn from the remaining five to compensate.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov had said after meeting Xi in April that Russia could "compensate" for China's energy shortages as the Middle East war hits global supplies.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“Every creator we compensate has been and will be publicly disclosed as required by law,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

If they ever got to a point where they just agreed we should compensate people, that would have to mean that someone up the chain was like, This was wrong.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

My head keeps turning to the injured side, as my right ear tries to compensate for the wall of nothingness where yesterday there was a constant flow of information.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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