compensation
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Earlier this year, a prolific waste criminal was ordered to pay £1.2m in compensation for illegally dumping more than 4,000 tonnes of waste across England.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The costs include inventory write-downs, third-party costs, and non-recurring employee compensation charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It is up to the person applying for compensation to present evidence that they did not commit the crime.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Wang, however, was convinced he could trust them after the company told him they would do a full background check and that he would be entitled to compensation if he was the victim of fraud.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
There is no grand compensation to the admission of envy of the poor.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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
He said the airport will be fully responsible for the woman’s medical costs and will be open for negotiations on other compensations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 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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