compensation
Example Sentences
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But getting such a deal done can be hard and fractious among the thousands of alleged victims who have to decide if the settlement offers fair compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Losing my cushy tech compensation package was obviously a huge hit.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
It would require ranchers seeking compensation to show they were using nonlethal deterrents approved by the department.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
"On the upside, if you're denied boarding, you're legally entitled to compensation, which for a flight to Malaga would be around £350. If your journey wasn't urgent that could be quite attractive," Spake says.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
If the price of peace was the dissolution of the Union, many people felt that compensation lay in stopping human slaughter.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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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