compensating

Example Sentences

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A monetary framework that lets falling production costs show up as lower prices for consumers, rather than offsetting them with compensating stimulus, has intellectual support and is worth discussing.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Yet there are more than enough compensating pleasures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The method gives the rescuer stability and a better position for good quality CPR by allowing the arms to be bent and compensating for reduced body weight in low gravity.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

In 2025, Buffett was in charge of compensating top executives, and the proxy states that he decided in a “subjective” manner based on his view of their performance and other factors.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

FitzRoy’s volumes did not get as positive a reception as Charles’s, so the publisher released Darwin’s volume as a separate book without telling him or compensating him financially.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman