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compensation

[kom-puhn-sey-shuhn] / ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən /


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We’re all familiar with workplace efficiency, where every task must beat the clock and “skill and creativity” are reduced to “repetitive, monotonous tasks, without the beautiful compensation of singing along.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The twice-bankrupt telecom company said the Pentagon was using its licensed wireless spectrum rights without compensation, threatening its business model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Data protection laws say people can claim compensation from any organisation that breaches Scots law, including for any damage or distress caused.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

But the correlation between the banks’ size and management compensation far and away exceeds other variables.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

But Leyla knew that a good apology had to name the wrong and offer some compensation, and she could help with part of it.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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