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  • present participle of reward.
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rewarding

[ri-wawr-ding] / rɪˈwɔr dɪŋ /


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Litt, who has disclosed a short position in Welltower, said in a report that the compensation plan encourages “growth for growth’s sake” by rewarding executives for expanding the company’s market value through acquisitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

The FA has faced criticism for rewarding Tuchel with fresh terms without knowing the final outcome of his initial mission, given the 52-year-old's target upon his appointment was to win England's second World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

For Harriet Newman Cohen, a 93-year-old matrimonial lawyer who still goes to court and just wrote a memoir, some of the most interesting and rewarding years of her life have been her later decades.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

As with many new issues, patience after the first few weeks often proves rewarding, as the initial enthusiasm and forced flows subside and a more durable trend begins to take shape.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

A second factor is that, just as the depletion of wild game tended to make hunting-gathering less rewarding, an increased availability of domesticable wild plants made steps leading to plant domestication more rewarding.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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