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compensate

[kom-puhn-sayt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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Our staffer @vanessafranko does pen and ink drawings to compensate when artists don’t let us take their photo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Just be prepared for the very real possibility that you will not earn enough to compensate you for the sleepless nights you may incur over the next 30 years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The stakes are also high for President Xi Jinping, however, with China heavily reliant on exports to compensate for its weak domestic economy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Department of Transportation requires airlines to compensate passengers who are bumped due to oversold flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Zeitoun was convinced Ahmad was treating him a bit more roughly than the others, to compensate for any suspicions of nepotism, but he didn’t mind.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The question is whether the additional business compensates for the lower price and any extra infrastructure required.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Madueke goes into central midfield and Bellingham compensates by defending out wide.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Spotify’s history in the music industry is complex, and it has previously faced some criticism over how it compensates artists whose songs stream on its platform.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

Fortune is among the publishers Perplexity compensates for the use of its content.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

She compensates with mascara and turquoise eye shadow, so that her eyes look a bit like two peacock feathers.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

In addition, 71 percent of claims were compensated either partially or in full, with that figure rising to 93 percent for homes where the damage exceeded 150,000 euros.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Times asked the center’s attorney if Troupe was compensated for work outside of his board duties, but she did not respond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Ask, in writing, how he and his firm are compensated if you invest — commissions, placement or referral fees, management fees, carried interest or other compensation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

If an insurer becomes insolvent, annuity policyholders are compensated through a state-based, industry-funded system of guarantee associations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

She and Glen were dirt poor, but Marsha had always compensated for the things she couldn’t give her kids by giving them all of her heart.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

They are all issues World Athletics has sought to begin addressing with the biennial Ultimate Championship, while also compensating the athletes with record prize money.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

"The nervous system adopts a safety-first approach, compensating for age-related changes by favoring stability over performance," says Associate Professor Immink, Lead of the Active Lives Research Program within the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Then there are ideas for compensating job losers such as wage insurance or “universal basic income.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It is compensating for the stagnant auto market by making power-chip solutions and optical cable for data centers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Experts on both sides of the debate worry that compensating patients would lead to profit-seekers inhibiting science by insisting on unrealistic financial agreements or demanding money for tissues used in noncommercial or nonprofit research.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot


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