seek compensation
idiom
somewhat formal
: to try to get an amount of money to make up for damage, trouble, etc. caused by someone
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The app also lets residents report elephant sightings, injuries, deaths, as well as crop and property damages, and includes a form that victims can use to seek compensation from government entities in Aaranyak.
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Charmaine Jacob, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
Microsoft, CrowdStrike and Delta have been in a war of words since the airline hired a high-profile attorney to seek compensation from Microsoft and CrowdStrike.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
CrowdStrike — Shares sank more than 9% after CNBC reported that Delta Air Lines hired legal counsel to seek compensation for the CrowdStrike and Microsoft network outage that led to thousands of flight cancellations earlier this month.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 30 July 2024
Despite that, the strategy has stalled thousands of lawsuits — including more than 80 filed in North Carolina — that seek compensation for illnesses caused by asbestos, plaintiffs’ lawyers say.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
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Charmaine Jacob, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
Microsoft, CrowdStrike and Delta have been in a war of words since the airline hired a high-profile attorney to seek compensation from Microsoft and CrowdStrike.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
CrowdStrike — Shares sank more than 9% after CNBC reported that Delta Air Lines hired legal counsel to seek compensation for the CrowdStrike and Microsoft network outage that led to thousands of flight cancellations earlier this month.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 30 July 2024
Despite that, the strategy has stalled thousands of lawsuits — including more than 80 filed in North Carolina — that seek compensation for illnesses caused by asbestos, plaintiffs’ lawyers say.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
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“Seek compensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seek%20compensation. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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