compensate
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Average prices should be way down to compensate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The stakes are also high for President Xi Jinping, however, with China heavily reliant on exports to compensate for its weak domestic economy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Over a longer time horizon, that additional income could more than compensate for a fund’s loss in price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Pike told Roberts she was deeply sorry for what she did, but did not feel anything she said could compensate for what took place.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I took a turn too early or too late, then tried to compensate by cutting through an alley like a narrow chasm between two tall buildings.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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The question is whether the additional business compensates for the lower price and any extra infrastructure required.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
But when they are stiff, the lower back often compensates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 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
However, musically, it is quite advanced in that as you gradually silence the letter of the word B-I-N-G-O, the brain compensates for the missing pitch and rhythm using the inner ear.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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In addition, 71 percent of claims were compensated either partially or in full, with that figure rising to 93 percent for homes where the damage exceeded 150,000 euros.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Times asked the center’s attorney if Troupe was compensated for work outside of his board duties, but she did not respond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Ask, in writing, how he and his firm are compensated if you invest — commissions, placement or referral fees, management fees, carried interest or other compensation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Other topics we delve into include Apple’s new operating system and how to get compensated for an airline-seat downgrade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
They had had a hard year, and after the sale of part of the hay and corn, the stores of food for the winter were none too plentiful, but the windmill compensated for everything.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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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
Like any naturalist, Ms. Korsgaard discovers a compensating principle—namely, that when you go looking for one wonder, you tend to find others you weren’t expecting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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 also aims at "compensating all victims of this contamination" in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
This may seem counterintuitive, but remember, you are basically compensating for the transposition that is "built into" the instrument.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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