compensate
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"We cracked a way to compensate for losses continuously."
From BBC • Apr. 13, 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
UBS views these as positive, “as regional players need to focus on tech partnerships to compensate against scale headwinds.”
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
“Yes, but we’re agreed that if we have the same results as the Fabrikator, the Council will compensate me? I can’t be asked to bear that expense.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Vocabulary lists containing compensate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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The Crucible
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