compensate
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"I had hoped SOS would apologise and offer support, to compensate me for the harm they caused by separating me from my family," Omama Ghbeis said.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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 legislation also codifies a program to compensate ranchers when they lose livestock to wolves or suffer indirect harm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Consider the schedule that the state of Connecticut uses to compensate for work-related injuries.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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The question is whether the additional business compensates for the lower price and any extra infrastructure required.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
His payment of $74,330 will go into the Lacey Act Reward Fund, which compensates tipsters who report wildlife crimes, federal authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
They recruit a bass player named Bill Perks, who compensates for his lack of blues knowledge by bringing along an enormous amplifier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
MPs heard the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, which compensates some victims, was "broken".
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Likewise, insurance policies with broad coverage which compensates for any mishap are apt to be cheaper in the long run than insurance for a particular disease or a particular trip.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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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
Here are five questions to ask a potential adviser: How are you compensated, and can you show me that in writing?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Done this way, the caregiver is compensated in real time, not retroactively, and the eventual estate can then be split evenly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"That isn't the problem, my boy. You just aren't prepared for work under our industrial conditions. Later, perhaps, but not now. And remember, you'll be adequately compensated for your experience."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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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 also aims at "compensating all victims of this contamination" in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
This may seem counterintuitive, but remember, you are basically compensating for the transposition that is "built into" the instrument.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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