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compensate

[kom-puhn-sayt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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Because stocks are riskier than bonds, the theoretical argument goes, they should produce higher long-term returns to compensate equity investors for incurring that additional risk.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

With London under pressure to formally apologise for its pivotal part in the trade and compensate Caribbean nations, he pledged to have "difficult conversations to safeguard the Commonwealth for the future".

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

All of which has helped compensate for a struggling offense, with the Vikings’ 20.8 points per game in the bottom half of the NFL.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Campaigns try to team up with and sometimes compensate key content creators, as their endorsement can often hit harder than traditional political ads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Almost rigid with determination, she does my hair and nails and makeup, fingers flying swiftly to compensate for her absent teammates.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The question is whether the additional business compensates for the lower price and any extra infrastructure required.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Fortune is among the publishers Perplexity compensates for the use of its content.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 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

MPs heard the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, which compensates some victims, was "broken".

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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 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

“Those are areas where you’ve really got to think about: Am I getting compensated sufficiently for the risk that I’m taking, that specific credit risk that I’m taking in those regions?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

I’ve compensated by remembering everything about Anatole in the days that followed.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

Then there are ideas for compensating job losers such as wage insurance or “universal basic income.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It is also compensating customs duties on fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers exported to the EU.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Experts on both sides of the debate worry that compensating patients would lead to profit-seekers inhibiting science by insisting on unrealistic financial agreements or demanding money for tissues used in noncommercial or nonprofit research.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot


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