compensation
Example Sentences
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Compensation could be delayed further if legal challenges are mounted by lenders.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The woman was deemed ineligible for the Epstein Victim’s Compensation Program, court records show, and her suit was voluntarily dismissed in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
With many farmers now in their 70s and 80s, some are in financial difficulty, said Harry Orphanides from the Property and Farm Compensation Association, one of the groups that approached the US firm.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Compensation does not erase the injury, but it gives veterans the resources to manage it and live with it.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
He returned a bank bill sent him by his sister-in-law, £5 sent by De Wilde as part of the Compensation Fund, and $500 presented by James Russell Lowell.
From Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats by Miller, Barnette
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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