compensation
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Havana refused to pay compensation, and their families were ultimately compensated by the US government with $93m in frozen assets belonging to the Cuban regime.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
BlackRock shareholders approved executive compensation plans with 65% of votes, a decline from prior years and below the S&P 500 average.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
I also want to prepare you for the possibility that the company might deny your request for higher compensation.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
About 65% of the votes cast by shareholders approved the compensation plans Fink and other top BlackRock executives received in 2025, down slightly from a year earlier, the company said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
I suppose it would have been possible to go on living near the Sleepers, but it would have meant paying an expensive compensation to them—money Father did not want to pay.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
Vocabulary lists containing compensation
The Bill of Rights
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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