compensate
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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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Vocabulary lists containing compensate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The Crucible
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