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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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In 2003, McLeod’s patrons funneled more than $100,000 through The Fellowship to compensate him.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

One potential snag: companies want to put driverless taxis in highly profitable, densely populated urban areas; many politicians want them in suburban and rural areas, to compensate for public-transport gaps.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The owners could try to find one of their own revenue sources to compensate the Dodgers and other behemoths, including the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The Italian Supreme Court denied her request for €2,700 to compensate her for emotional distress and economic damage, Italian media reports.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

One’s magnetic and directional subsenses are all wrong on other planets; when the intellect won’t or can’t compensate for that wrongness, the result is a profound bewilderment, a feeling that everything, literally, has come loose.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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