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

However, it acknowledges delays in compensating families who lost their entire homes or businesses in the cyclone.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Their strength is compensating for the weakness in tech.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Emmer wheat, however, has compensating virtues: it can be gathered more efficiently than barley, and it is unusual among cereals in that its seeds do not adhere to husks.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond