compensation
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Ruemmler received about $25 million in compensation last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
He reached a compensation settlement with the BBC in 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
By comparison, the combined compensation of the mayors of Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego is about $1.2 million, including retirement and health benefits, according to the data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
It has paid out some £27.8bn worldwide in fines and compensation over the scandal, mostly in the US.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Alabama legislature could pass a special bill granting compensation to a person wrongly convicted, but that almost never happened.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
But all the compensations, all the progress anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Edinburgh Employment Tribunal ruled that PC Jones should be awarded compensations of £24,800 and PC Tunnock should receive £23,824.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
Pratt and Whitney, a subsidiary of RTX, booked a $2.48 billion operating loss in the reported quarter related to engine recalls and compensations to airlines.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023
Earlier in the day, Mohsin Naqvi, the top official in Punjab province, where Jaranwala is located, announced the compensations on X, previously known as Twitter.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
It was well for him, with his chivalry and mysticism and all the compensations of the male world, to make the grand renunciation.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing compensation
The Bill of Rights
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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