compensation
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He also wants individual institutions that benefited from the slave trade to be held accountable and pay compensation.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Brittan said she had previously been offered compensation for another data breach by the Met, after they disclosed sensitive information about her first police interview by mistake to two people in Australia.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr also demanded the end of crippling sanctions, the release of frozen assets and compensation for wartime damage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurrence suggested a different path forward: Colleges and athletes could resolve compensation questions through collective bargaining or negotiated agreement, as professional football and basketball players do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
I suppose it would have been possible to go on living near the Sleepers, but it would have meant paying an expensive compensation to them—money Father did not want to pay.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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
Naqvi said the compensations would be completed within the next 48 hours and said that authorities have begun to repair the churches.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
He said the airport will be fully responsible for the woman’s medical costs and will be open for negotiations on other compensations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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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