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compensate

[kom-puhn-sayt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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In April 2026, the Vatican announced plans to set up a "listening channel" in Lima for the victims, and use assets seized from the lay movement to compensate them.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Investors worried that persistent inflation would force the Fed to keep interest rates higher for longer, prompting them to sell Treasurys or demand higher yields to compensate for taking greater risk.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

The country also entered the conflict with a relatively low debt load, giving the government room to borrow to fund the military, compensate reservists and keep households and businesses afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

One possible solution would be to start school later to compensate for the darker mornings.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

He noticed Rashawn angling to his side, and he hoped it would be enough to compensate for the drift when she was in the air.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The question is whether the additional business compensates for the lower price and any extra infrastructure required.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Sanjay Kumar, a senior official in the Telangana state government, said it compensates people for land and runs its own efforts to improve skills and provide loans for new businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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

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

Investors need to be compensated for the uncertainty surrounding companies’ AI funding needs, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

"Compatriots who are now going through a difficult time as a result of the financial collapse will be fully compensated," said Alliana, who will serve as President until 2028.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The researchers examined whether the spiders displayed "sleep rebound," meaning they compensated for interrupted sleep by increasing their subsequent sleep.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

In addition, 71 percent of claims were compensated either partially or in full, with that figure rising to 93 percent for homes where the damage exceeded 150,000 euros.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Jesse didn’t have to imagine this fate: Such people were all around him, ticked-off employees in their late thirties and forties, lots of them pleasant and adequately compensated, but few of them happy or stimulated.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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 compensating for the stagnant auto market by making power-chip solutions and optical cable for data centers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 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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