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compensate

[kom-puhn-seyt] / ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /




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“Snap’s use of stock to compensate employees is too substantial and even more costly when you consider how undervalued Snap shares are,” according to the activists at Irenic Capital.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Brinkema is presiding over a lawsuit challenging the creation of the fund and has already blocked the program designed to compensate people who claimed to have been treated unfairly by the US government.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"They need to compensate us. They need to validate the harm, the systemic harm that it caused us for the rest of our lives."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Edison has offered to compensate victims of the fire who give up their right to sue the utility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Like the failure to compensate the original holders of government securities, this was unfair.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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