compensation
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Veterans diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma have a choice of a lump sum compensation of £185,000, which was increased in April from £140,000, or a monthly payment.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Without a credible plan to keep debt in check, investors will demand a higher term premium, or greater compensation for buying longer-term debt, said Erik Liem, rates strategist at Commerzbank, in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
After a complicated legal battle against both Morgan and Essence Ventures, Spooner settled, successfully recovering the rights to the film in 2025, which he says was more important to him than financial compensation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
She has filled out a government form demanding compensation from Russia -- a bureaucratic formality.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The only time the beer-gutted cop becomes unsettled is when Marv keeps asking for compensation on his car.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
But all the compensations, all the progress anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Edinburgh Employment Tribunal ruled that PC Jones should be awarded compensations of £24,800 and PC Tunnock should receive £23,824.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
Earlier in the day, Mohsin Naqvi, the top official in Punjab province, where Jaranwala is located, announced the compensations on X, previously known as Twitter.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
It will also take additional costs related to stock-based compensations, which it said cannot be estimated at the time.
From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023
It was well for him, with his chivalry and mysticism and all the compensations of the male world, to make the grand renunciation.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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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