compensation
Example Sentences
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In February 2026, a remedy hearing ordered that Littlewood be paid a total of about £149,000 in compensation to cover all the upheld claims.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
But customers can find the apparent guarantee of compensation for disasters evaporates when they come to claim.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Detainees are paid $1 a day if they help maintain the facility, while GEO Group CEO George Zoley gets $11.2 million in annual compensation.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
A five-member board is expected to decide who receives compensation and how much they are paid, but the Justice Department has not announced the commissioners or detailed the criteria they would use.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
It was a difficult life, full of hard work and little money, but one that had the compensation of stability.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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