compensate
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When energy prices rise and feed through to the economy, bond investors demand higher yields to compensate for higher inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In 2022, a Dutch court ordered the Netherlands to compensate the relatives of victims of a deadly airstrike in Afghanistan in 2007 that was deemed unlawful.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
At the top, with someone who wants to push the envelope instead of compensate and play catchup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Both tracks are dominated by long straights, which penalise the McLaren's high drag compared to Mercedes, and have very few high-speed corners where the car's strength can compensate for its weaknesses in slow turns.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Actually, they generally poll a larger number than is theoretically necessary to compensate for problems associated with getting a random sample.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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Spotify’s history in the music industry is complex, and it has previously faced some criticism over how it compensates artists whose songs stream on its platform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Fortune is among the publishers Perplexity compensates for the use of its content.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
MPs heard the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, which compensates some victims, was "broken".
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
In other words, when incoming visual signals are reduced, the brain compensates by pulling stored images and experiences from memory.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2026
She compensates with mascara and turquoise eye shadow, so that her eyes look a bit like two peacock feathers.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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TotalEnergies says "strict measures have been taken to avoid, mitigate and offset" the impact on local environments and that it has compensated 99 percent of displaced households.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Investors buying a 20- or 30-year Treasury bond want to be compensated for locking up their money as inflation concerns, fiscal deficits and an ever-increasing national debt loom.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Doctors shouldn’t be compensated based on their referrals, for instance, CMS says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“This agreement with Merlin ensures participating artists are credited and compensated, and that every creation drives listeners back to the original work,” Charlie Hellman, Spotify’s global head of music, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
To Madison, the only viable plan was gradual, compensated emancipation.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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"The nervous system adopts a safety-first approach, compensating for age-related changes by favoring stability over performance," says Associate Professor Immink, Lead of the Active Lives Research Program within the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Creators make their living generating content. The campaign believes in compensating people for their time and work product and has paid creators to generate content,” Liao said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
A monetary framework that lets falling production costs show up as lower prices for consumers, rather than offsetting them with compensating stimulus, has intellectual support and is worth discussing.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
“Targeted government policies can help smooth the shock by reducing energy demand and compensating lower-income households,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Some find the salaries and perks compensating; the developments that cater to them come with big houses, schools with top SAT scores, parks for youth sports, and upscale shopping strips.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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