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
Cerutti, whose farm is an EU-certified protected area, is looking to compensate the lost earnings from the sacrificed paddies by hosting schools and academics, and offering guest accommodation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Average prices should be way down to compensate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The chief economist said workers are likely to seek an increase in pay to compensate for the purchasing power they have lost as a result of higher energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Her Magnificence the Queen has consented to compensate each of you for the animals you have lost,” he told them in the Ghiscari tongue.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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
Madueke goes into central midfield and Bellingham compensates by defending out wide.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
What it lacks in explosivity and pacing, “The Complex” at times compensates for in tension, tenderness and tenacity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 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
However, musically, it is quite advanced in that as you gradually silence the letter of the word B-I-N-G-O, the brain compensates for the missing pitch and rhythm using the inner ear.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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The remaining 10 percent would have had to be compensated for through various credits obtained among other things by using low-carbon steel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 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
Other topics we delve into include Apple’s new operating system and how to get compensated for an airline-seat downgrade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
I compensated by driving more carefully than usual through the still-sleeping town.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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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
It also aims at "compensating all victims of this contamination" in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Swollen with confidence after defeating Athens, Sparta embarked on its own imperial program, compensating for its dwindling numbers by keeping an ever-tighter grip on its subjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Some find the salaries and perks compensating; the developments that cater to them come with big houses, schools with top SAT scores, parks for youth sports, and upscale shopping strips.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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