compensate
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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
This puts more agency into the hands of sellers, who have the choice to only compensate their own listing agent and not the buyer’s agent.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
After meeting Xi in April, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said Russia could "compensate" for China's energy shortages as the war hits global supplies.
From Barron's • 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
She lets the water run in the shower, turns up the thermostat to compensate for the terrible moment when she will have to step onto the mat on the bathroom floor, unclothed.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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