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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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U.S. plants are running at a pace not seen in decades, yet the increased productivity still isn’t enough to compensate for the supplies that have been lost.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

If the CMA concludes that the firms have broken the law, it can fine them or order them to compensate customers.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Instead of simply eating more pollen to compensate for missing nutrients, bees may reduce their intake when another nutrient becomes excessive.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

To compensate for these deficits, officials have taken water from Powell.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Like the failure to compensate the original holders of government securities, this was unfair.

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

Sanjay Kumar, a senior official in the Telangana state government, said it compensates people for land and runs its own efforts to improve skills and provide loans for new businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 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

MPs heard the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, which compensates some victims, was "broken".

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

In other words, when incoming visual signals are reduced, the brain compensates by pulling stored images and experiences from memory.

From Science Daily Feb. 15, 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

Cement makers, steel producers and other energy-intensive industries are only partly compensated by government rebates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

“PG&E’s objectives remain unchanged: safely and reliably serve our customers, ensure wildfire victims are compensated quickly and fairly, and protect customer affordability,” PG&E said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Murrill’s opposition doesn’t necessarily mean that Brooks and other exonerees won’t eventually be compensated.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

“Uncertainties are piling up,” he noted, and the bond market expects to get compensated for it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

There were neighbors to be apologized to and damages to be compensated for with money that Anthony couldn’t spare.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

"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

Many are already running at very high utilization rates to meet demand while compensating for disruptions in the Middle East and Russia, leaving little spare capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

It also aims at "compensating all victims of this contamination" in Guadeloupe and Martinique.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

“Creators make their living generating content. The campaign believes in compensating people for their time and work product and has paid creators to generate content,” Liao said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 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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