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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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After meeting Xi in April, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said Russia could "compensate" for China's energy shortages as the war hits global supplies.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“Every creator we compensate has been and will be publicly disclosed as required by law,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

If they ever got to a point where they just agreed we should compensate people, that would have to mean that someone up the chain was like, This was wrong.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

In December, Stormont ministers agreed to ring fence £119m to compensate police officers and civilian staff.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Gerry then presented his own personal estimate of the revenue required to compensate the slave owners for purchasing their slaves at current market value and came up with the figure of $10 million.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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