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compensate

[kom-puhn-sayt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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In April 2026, the Vatican announced plans to set up a "listening channel" in Lima for the victims, and use assets seized from the lay movement to compensate them.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Investors worried that persistent inflation would force the Fed to keep interest rates higher for longer, prompting them to sell Treasurys or demand higher yields to compensate for taking greater risk.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

The country also entered the conflict with a relatively low debt load, giving the government room to borrow to fund the military, compensate reservists and keep households and businesses afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Although these approaches can help compensate for degradation or shield the surface, they also introduce additional material.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

To compensate properly, always transpose by moving in the opposite direction from the change in the part names.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

To counteract the problem, the team created a calibration method that compensates for these unwanted shifts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

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

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

"Compatriots who are now going through a difficult time as a result of the financial collapse will be fully compensated," said Alliana, who will serve as President until 2028.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The results reflect the “resilience of our multi-beverage portfolio, which more than compensated for the challenging trading environment,” Aarup-Andersen said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The researchers examined whether the spiders displayed "sleep rebound," meaning they compensated for interrupted sleep by increasing their subsequent sleep.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

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

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

Even in places where the direct cost-benefit analysis between taxes and government services may have seemed poor, there were other compensating qualities that state and local policy weren’t caustic enough to destroy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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 is also compensating customs duties on fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers exported to the EU.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

And I felt that it was the fear of their enemies that made Communists—unconsciously compensating for their fear—fight one another so doggedly and persistently.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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