compensate

Example Sentences

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Larger depositors will be able to obtain $100,000 while the remaining part of their funds will be compensated through tradable bonds, which will be backed by the assets of the central bank.

From Barron's

Stroud is at his best throwing between the numbers when protection holds, although he has a suspect offensive line, and the Texans will lean on short passes to compensate for a shaky running game.

From Los Angeles Times

Auto makers will have to “compensate” for the 10% of fleet emissions allowed under this rule by using allegedly low-carbon steel produced in Europe, for instance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Money doesn't compensate for a father who, in his mid-90s, decided to rip his family apart because he believed it was in the interests of his business.

From BBC

"The UN will not be able to compensate for the collapse of INGOs' operations if they are de-registered, and the humanitarian response cannot be replaced by alternative actors operating outside established humanitarian principles."

From BBC