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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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After meeting Xi in April, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said Russia could "compensate" for China's energy shortages as the war hits global supplies.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“Every creator we compensate has been and will be publicly disclosed as required by law,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

If they ever got to a point where they just agreed we should compensate people, that would have to mean that someone up the chain was like, This was wrong.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

In December, Stormont ministers agreed to ring fence £119m to compensate police officers and civilian staff.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I’ve already asked Father to compensate him for the damages, especially since Dussel only gets one bar of inferior wartime soap a month.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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