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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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The city’s Securities and Futures Commission said Thursday that PwC Hong Kong will set aside one billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to US$127.7 million, to compensate eligible independent minority shareholders of China Evergrande.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

A consumer group is planning a legal challenge to a scheme designed to compensate millions of drivers who were mis-sold motor finance agreements.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

If yields move higher to compensate investors for underlying risks, it could get buyers to come out of the woodwork.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

In this way, biotin acts as a "metabolic license," allowing pyruvate to feed into the cell's energy system and compensate for the lack of glutamine.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

That I am not a burden has to compensate for the sad envy when I look at women loved enough to be supported.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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