compensate
Example Sentences
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Dealers lowered EV prices from the average $60,446 a year ago to compensate for the loss of the EV tax credit, which expired in September 2025.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Gentle, an Alabama lawyer who specializes in running trusts to compensate victims of disasters and corporate scandals, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
The city’s Securities and Futures Commission said Thursday that PwC Hong Kong will set aside one billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to US$127.7 million, to compensate eligible independent minority shareholders of China Evergrande.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
If yields move higher to compensate investors for underlying risks, it could get buyers to come out of the woodwork.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
He wondered if his talents had failed him, if he had, in trying to compensate for months of undertraining, thrown too much work at his horse at once.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing compensate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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The Crucible
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