compensation
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However, because Johnson is incarcerated, the VA only pays his disability compensation at a 10 percent rate under a federal law governing benefits for incarcerated veterans.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
“It is common practice for tech companies to offer escalating compensation awards to their executives. We are instead directing that equity to the public benefit,” Anthropic said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
"If delays cause a tax charge, existing avenues for complaints can provide financial redress or compensation to cover losses."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Officials promised compensation to relatives of the dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Aesir and Skadi bargained for compensation, back and forth.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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
Pratt and Whitney, a subsidiary of RTX, booked a $2.48 billion operating loss in the reported quarter related to engine recalls and compensations to airlines.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023
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
Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing compensation
The Bill of Rights
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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