reward

Violence is shaped by social norms, power dynamics and the behaviors that institutions reward, tolerate or condemn.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Goforth’s family has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to her safe return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

"For me, he doesn't get the reward and the press he should get based on the extraordinary results, but that's France and he knows about it."

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

We could rearrange the portfolios differently to tamp down the risk, selecting companies that are not projected to grow so quickly, but the current market environment justifies the risk — and will reward it.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

The master had said it in so many words—my reward for whatever awaited me in this nightmarish new world into which I had enlisted.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Medicare Advantage rewards plans for identifying patients’ true health needs; doctors get paid according to a higher level of care being provided; and, most important, plans make money by keeping people healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Your credit-card issuer or a specific transfer partner can “devalue” your rewards points at any time, which means they lose the purchasing power they once had.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Muchova, known for her creativity and variety, has the game to excel on a surface that rewards her craft.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

But there are unusual rewards for an intrepid company willing to test the boundaries of political and artistic morality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

It was a job that had its rewards, too.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Its pitch to companies is that by affiliating with Texas, you’ll be rewarded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Future hikes are anticipated, and with Xbox moving out of the picture, their efforts to monopolize the market seem likely to be rewarded and they’ll simply weather the complaints.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Ofcom said Virgin's commission scheme "effectively encouraged" and financially rewarded call centre agents for "behaving in this way".

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

You did not fall in line, and your brother was rewarded for acquiescing, even if he did have his own agenda.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

Gleefully, she turned on the faithful Robbie, and with the basest of ingratitude, rewarded him for his sacrifice by taunting him cruelly for a lack of running ability.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

“Instead of rewarding their business, StubHub sold them World Cup tickets that they either could not provide or on speculation, only to be stranded, in many cases, at the stadium gates without any recourse.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Filippenko added, "To see a clear effect of Einstein's general theory of relativity is always exciting, but seeing it for the first time in a supernova is especially rewarding."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

Ruto said the compensation was not a "price for life, pain or loss" and should not be seen as rewarding violence or criminality.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

The book depicts Mr. Stein as a Boss Tweed-style figure who ran the lifeguarding program as a personal fiefdom, rewarding those loyal to him with plum assignments and punishing those who sought system reform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Rowan wanted to despise all of this, but there was something about honing one’s skill, no matter the nature of that skill, that was rewarding.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman