compensate
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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
Vocabulary lists containing compensate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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The Crucible
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