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compensate

[kom-puhn-sayt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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One possible solution would be to start school later to compensate for the darker mornings.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 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

The rise in construction spending has helped compensate for a decline in home-building.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

But Tuesday’s 136-129 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers reinforced that even one of the best offensive backcourts in the league can totally compensate for a championship-winning defense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

My pot-roast slice was not terribly moist but the gravy could compensate.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

To counteract the problem, the team created a calibration method that compensates for these unwanted shifts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Madueke goes into central midfield and Bellingham compensates by defending out wide.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Spotify’s history in the music industry is complex, and it has previously faced some criticism over how it compensates artists whose songs stream on its platform.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 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

And of course, if you don’t already know how your adviser is compensated, now is the time to do that.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 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

That included a scene in which actors playing A24’s French and Nandan meet with an actor playing Evans, who asks to be compensated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Jesse didn’t have to imagine this fate: Such people were all around him, ticked-off employees in their late thirties and forties, lots of them pleasant and adequately compensated, but few of them happy or stimulated.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

“I believe in compensating people fairly, even my friends.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

But these new policies could easily overwhelm any compensating values of living in certain U.S. cities and states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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

He had learned to keep his whip idle, compensating by riding with somewhat longer stirrups that allowed him to urge horses gently with his lower legs.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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