compensate

Example Sentences

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Nexstar had asked the judge to require the plaintiffs to post a $150-million bond to compensate it for damages it would suffer from any delays in closing the deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

"This pattern suggests the brain may be reorganizing itself, essentially rejuvenating undamaged networks to compensate for lost function."

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

In other words, the Fed would offer less support to the bond market by holding fewer securities, but compensate by moving its benchmark federal-funds rate lower.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The strikes on Ras Laffan then halted the movement of liquefied natural gas feedstock, which powers fertilizer manufacturing in those countries that might otherwise compensate for the Gulf’s missing output of fertilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“I hope that the canvases of the last few days will compensate us for the expenses of travel,” he writes to Theo.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman