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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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Longer lifespans don’t compensate because grandmothers can’t provide as much care or financial support in their 80s as in their 50s.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

She said the company "owes it to the LGBTQ+ community it serves to compensate those whose data has been compromised".

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Corporate bonds are priced at a spread, or premium, above the prevailing Treasury rate to help compensate investors for default risks.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 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

Like the failure to compensate the original holders of government securities, this was unfair.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Madueke goes into central midfield and Bellingham compensates by defending out wide.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

But “implicit in Peretz’s tales,” Ms. Wisse writes, “is an idea of Jewish moral potency that compensates for Jewish political impotence.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

His payment of $74,330 will go into the Lacey Act Reward Fund, which compensates tipsters who report wildlife crimes, federal authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 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

However, musically, it is quite advanced in that as you gradually silence the letter of the word B-I-N-G-O, the brain compensates for the missing pitch and rhythm using the inner ear.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

If an insurer becomes insolvent, annuity policyholders are compensated through a state-based, industry-funded system of guarantee associations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Uber drivers are compensated at varying rates in different countries, and many have complained of not receiving adequate compensation for their work and the use of their vehicles.

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

However the institute notes that was compensated by strong growth from other taxes, namely a hike in VAT and corporate profits tax.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

There were neighbors to be apologized to and damages to be compensated for with money that Anthony couldn’t spare.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

They are all issues World Athletics has sought to begin addressing with the biennial Ultimate Championship, while also compensating the athletes with record prize money.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Like any naturalist, Ms. Korsgaard discovers a compensating principle—namely, that when you go looking for one wonder, you tend to find others you weren’t expecting.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

"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

It is also compensating customs duties on fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers exported to the EU.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Emmer wheat, however, has compensating virtues: it can be gathered more efficiently than barley, and it is unusual among cereals in that its seeds do not adhere to husks.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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