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Recent Examples of compensation One exception to this rule authorizes workers’ compensation benefits where the employment makes the employee’s commute especially risky. Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 The airport has been in a state of near-constant disruption since late April, when air traffic controllers briefly lost radar access — a terrifying moment that prompted controllers to take emergency leave under federal compensation rules. Jackie Snow, Quartz, 19 May 2025 But the act does not require the state to pay interest or other compensation for the period when the property was abandoned. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025 For decades, the NCAA steadfastly promoted amateurism—a set of rules that distinguish college athletes as amateur athletes by denying them opportunities for compensation. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for compensation
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Noun
  • Demands in new legal filings have now reached $20 billion in reparations.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 May 2025
  • After the talks began in August 1905, two sticking points quickly emerged: reparations and the future of Sakhalin.
    Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Since taking office, she’s been outspoken about issues surrounding economic mobility, including raising pay for city employees and airport workers.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2025
  • Channel 4 executive pay increased by nearly a third last year, despite the UK commercial broadcaster slashing content spend and jobs.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The technology is also reducing cart abandonment by removing common obstacles like account creation and payment re-entry.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • By creating covers on TikTok, she’s been able to slowly chip away at her grad school payments.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • While many observers may have focused on the financial aspects of the deal — reports put his new salary as high as $20 million per year — Smith was more interested in new freedoms.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2025
  • Now, some residents and local leaders are worried about the economic consequences of an exodus of federal workers and their salaries.
    Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 26 May 2025

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“Compensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensation. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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